The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-25 00:00:00

ARRIVALS AT CHELMSFORD.

Jewish Maid, Melior, Lady Derby, Rosary filly, Brilliant,
Yorkshire Grey, Rose Middleton, Rope Dancer, Neopto-
lemus, Orlanda, Sailor, Morella, Clevernook, Gibraltar,
Esther, Friar of Apshall, Eastern, Princess, Provision,
Conundrum, Gammon, Clio, Watersprite, Rattlesnake,
Don Cossack, Poolthorne, Venice, and Starke.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LDRDS—(This EVENING.)
The LORD CILA.NCRLLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Swansea Harbour Trusts, Horsham and Guildford
Direct Railway, and Bedford and Cambridge Railway Bills
were read a second time.

The following bills were read a third time :—Fergus
River Navigation Improvement, Doncaster and Tadcaster
Road, Oswestry and Newtown Railway (Additional Capi-
tal), and Marchburn, Kelso, and Lauder Eoad.
THE SEE OF DURHAM.
Earl GREY presented several petitions, praying that the
revenues of the see of Durham might be retained and ex-
pended within the diocese.
EDUCATION IN INDIA.
Several petitions were presented, praying that the Bible
might be introduced into any scheme for the education of
the natives of India.
THE SL AVE TRADE.
Lord STATIIEDEN moved that an humble address be
presented to her Majesty praying her Majesty to be gra-
ciously pleased to appoint a consul at Mozambique with a
view to promote the interest of commerce, and with the
execution of the treaties between Great Britain and Portu-
gal upon the slave trade. The noble lord said he would not
detain the house with any statement of the circumstances
that had induced him to bring the subject under their lord•
ships' attention. In 1858 the official resident at that place
retired , in conseqxence of circumstances that occurred between
the Governments of France, Portugal, and Great Britain,
and since that time no British Minister or resident had been
appointed to his place, and the question he wished to have
settled was whether ;t was desirable to have the
post filled up. Independently of the importance of
the presence of such a person with regard to trade
and commerce, the operations of the slave trade loudly
called for a consul at Mozambique, in orber to prevent an
increase in that detestable traffic. Whatever steps were
taken to put down the slave trade on the western coast of
Africa, they ware to be rendered entirely useless as long as
free vent was given to it in the East. The conspiracy that
was formed by the slave dealers against the British
Consul when he resided there proved the importance
of such a British resident, because they felt
that presence was in effect a death-blow to a
successfuly carrying on of this unholy traffic. During the
residence of Mr. Macleod he prevented no less than three
French vessels from shipping slaves, under the name of
free emigrants, for Reunion. In addition to such a

proceeding,
he had, moreover, been the means of strength-
ening the Viceroy at Mozambique, and inciting him to
to lend him his aid in preventing the shipment of slaves.
He thought their lordships could not think that the French
system was what it was said to be, a free immigration. If
there was any doubt about it, he thought it was proved by
the fact that after a cargo of negroes had been shipped for
Reunion as free immigrants they rose, and having over-
powered the crew, whom they allowed to escape by the
boats, become masters of the ship in which they returned to
port. If the appointment of a consul at Mozambique had
only done the goad he had mentioned, he thought it was
quite enough to show the importance of the presence of such
a person at Mozambique. It was clear that his with-
drawal had b eon a great satisfaction to the slave
dealers, and he asked the Government to say on
what grounds they refused to make so desirable a
re-appointment. If any reformation in the present system
was desired, the autumn of the present year would afford a
favourable opportunity for making it, as a now Governor-
General would arrive with fresh instructions from his Go-
vernment. That being so, it was of the highest importance
that a Brifish consul should be before that time appointed
in order to use his influence and remonstrances against an
increase of the slave trade.
[LEFT SPEARINGI

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Mns EVENING,
The SPEAKEn took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con"-
sidered and agreed to, and the bills were ordered for third
reading : —Dislay and hayfield Railway ; London and
Blackwall Railway ; North British and Peebles and Jed-
burgh Railway Companies ; Salisbury and Yeovil Rail-
way ; and Upper Mersey Dues,
The Kilkenny Junction Railway Bill, and Kilrush and
Kilkee Railway 'end Poulnasherry Embankment Bill were
considered and ordered for tPETIhirTIONSd reading.

Several petitions were presented against the alleged ag-
gression of the Lords on the privileges of the House of
Commons; against the Sunday Trading Bill ; from St.
Olaves, Southmark, in favour of the Metropolitan Local