The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-05 00:00:00

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Boschettis Estate Bill was read a third time and passed.
BIBLE IN INDIA.
The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented petitions
praying that:the Bible might not be excluded from any
Government plan for the education of the natives of India.
ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF'BILL.
Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that to-morrow he
should move that this bill be read a second time. Some
persons might entertain erroneous views as to the purposes
of this bill, but it was merely to enable the other house to
convert a resolution they had passed some time ago into a
standing order.

SICILIAN AFFAIRS.
The Marquis of NORMANDY said he had given notice
previously to the noble lord opposite of his intention
of asking him a question respecting a statement
that had appeared in the Official Gazette of
Palermo to the effect that an accredited officer was about
to arrive in this country from that place. He should like
to know whether the Governmont had received any such
information, because this country being still it! amity with
Naples could not receive a Minister appointed by an adven-
turer who had become possessed of Palermo by force of
arms.
Lord WODEHOUSE said he had seen the statement re-
ferred to by the noble lord, but Government had not re-
ceived any other information. He would take that oppor-
tunity of informing the noble marquis that despatches had
been received from MrlElliot, who had, it was said, inter-
fered with respect to the seizure of two of Garibaldi's
steam-vessels. The despatches informed the Government
that the statement was entirely without foundation, as he
had not interfered in the matter in any way.
Lord BROUGHAM said he would say nothing about
" adventurers," and that sort of thing, as he thought that
General Garibaldi was worthy of being ranked with all the
other potentates of the world. (Hear, hear.) He thought
that 999 persons out of every 1,000 heartily wished the
gallant general success.
The Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH had no doubt of the
manner that Minister referred to would be received here.
He did not think a braver or better man could be repre-
sented by any person. (Cheers.)
The Marquis of NORMANDY said he would say no-
thing about Garibaldi nor being a good man, but it was
the duty of every person to make himself well
acquainted with the proceedings that had taken
place during the disturbances in Sicily. The published
accounts showed that persons, at all events under the con-
trol of Garibaldi, had committed atrocities of the most re-
volting kind, and many of the police had been murdered*
and women burnt alive. Atrocities had been committed by,
both parties, and no doubt the accounts that had been re-
ceived had been very much exaggerated.
Lord WODEHOUSE said he thought it was but due to
General Garibaldi to state that, from information received
officially by the Government, Garibaldi was represented as
a most humane man—(hear, hear)—and as being desirous
in every way of preventing the recurrence of any of those
atrocities that had I een referred to.
THE ITALIAN PAPERS.

Lord WODEHOUSE then laid on the table of the
house the papers he had promised on Monday last relative
to Italian affairs.

NICARAGUA.
The Earl of MALNIESBURY asked the noble lord
whether could give him any information as to what had
become of the treaty entered into with Nicaragua.
Lord WODEHOUSE, who was nearly inaudible, was
understood to say that the Government had not yet re-
ceivei official intelligence of its ratification.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tins EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Forest of
Dean Central Railway (No. 2), and Industrial Museum
(Scotland).
The Everton, &c. Drainage Bill, and West of Fife Mine-
ral Railway Bill were recd a third time and passed.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented in favour of the 'repeal
of the duty on paper, against the religious profession clause
the Census Bill, against the Sunday Trading Bill, from
Manchester praying the house to maintain its privileges
unimpaired, against the Highways Road Bill, against
the extension of the Wine Licenses Bill to Seotland
this session, by Mr. Bright from his constituents; from
Berwick-on-Trent and other places in England, against
the alleged 'unconstitutional aggression of the House of
Lords, in regard to the repeal of the duty on paper, by Sir
S. M. Peto, and from the Society for the Repeal of the
taxes on knowledge to the same effect, &c.
THE REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY.
Mr. GLADSTONE laid on the table a petition, signed
by a large number of manufacturers in the north of Eng-
land, representing property to the extent of £20,000,000,
denouncing theconduct of the House of Lords in rajectingtbc
bill for the repeal of the duty on paper after its adoption
by the House of Commons, as a dangerous and unconsti-
tutional act, dangerous to the privileges of the
House of Commons, and tending to paralyse
commerce, calculations in the mercantile world being
made on the faith of acts in the House of Commons relating
to taxation. The right hon. gentleman also presented a
petition from the metropolis, signed by between 3,000 and
4,000 persons, of a similar character.
Mr. E. JAMES gave notice that at the end of the third
resolution he would move " and that this house is deter•
mined to assert such privileges."
BOMBARDMENT OF NAPLES.