The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-03 00:00:00

RECRUITING IN AMERICA.

The Earl of CLARENDON laid on the table the
papers relating to the recruiting in the United States.

THE ADDRESS.

The Earl of DERBY wished to ask the noble earl
when the terms of the address to her Majesty on the
treaty of peace would be laid on the table. He thought
their lordships ought to have the information before the
evening on which it was intended to vote the address.
Earl GRANVILLE said it would be laid on the
table of the house very early on Monday. He was
not sufficiently acquainted with the views entertained
by the noble earl on the subject, but he hoped the terms
of the address would be such as to lead to its unanimous
adoption.

Lord BROUGHAM brought in a bill to facilitate
procedure in prosecutions for offences before the magis-
trates of royal burghs in Scotland. The noble and
learned lord explained the provisions of the bill, which
was read a first time.
MERCANTILE LAW.
On the bringing up of the report of the Mercantile
Law Amendment Bill, and the Mercantile Law (Scot-
land) Bill, the Lord Chancellor stated the nature of
certain amendments which he had made to the bills.
After a short conversation, in which Lord OVERSTONE
and the Earl of HARROWBY took part, the report on
each of the bills was received.

Earl GRANVILLE moved that the house at
rising do adjourn till Sunday, and do then meet for
the purpose of attending divine service at Westminster
Abbey on that day, being the day appointed by her
Majesty's proclamation for a general thanksgiving.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. HATTER, a new writ was or-
dered to issue. for Cheltenham, Mr. C. L. G. Berkeley
having accepted the Stewardship of the Chiltern
Hundreds.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the Lincoln Water Bill
were considered and agreed to.
The Sleaford and Tettershall Turnpike Trusts Bill
was real a third time and passed.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
committed :—Aberdeen and Scottish Midland Junction
Railway Companies Amalgamation, Coventry (City)
Gas, Edinburgh Water, Gravesend Improvement, and
Leicester and Welford Road.
A number of petitions were presented against the
abolition of Church Rates, and against the City of Lan-
don Corporation Bill.
WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS BILL.
Mr. HADFIELD asked whether the Wills and Ad-
ministrations Bill-would be proceeded in before the holi-
days, or when ; and whether it would have precedence
of the two Scotch Education Bills of the Lord Advo-
cate ; and whether such last mentioned bills, or either
of them, will be proceeded with before the holidays ?
Sir G. GREY said the Wills and Administrations bill
would be proceeded with before the holidays ; but with
respect to the other bills he did not think they would be
brought on before the Whitsuntide recess.
THE TREATY OF PEACE.

Lord J. MANNERS begged to ask a question of her
Majesty's Government. It was, whether, by the ter ms
of tue Treaty of Peace, Russia had, or had not, •che
right to re-erect the forts on the east coast of the Black
Sea ?
Lord PALMERSTON said the stipulations in the
treaty, with respect to re-erecting works, applied to
naval arsenals. It stipulated that no naval arsena Is
should be re•erected in the Black Sea. The forts on the
Circassian coasts do not come under that definition.
and there was nothing in the treaty of peace to prevez►t
Russia re-erecting those forts if she thought proper.
THE SUNKEN RUSSIAN SHIPS.
Lord W. GRAHAM asked the First Lord of tl►e
Treasury, whether, under the additional and transitory
article attached to the treaty of peace, the Russians
would be allowed to raise the ships which are now sunk
in the harbour of Sebastopol, and bring them through
the Dardanelles to any other part of the Russian domi-
nions ?
Lord PALMERSTON—By the treaty ofpeace Russia
was to have no line-of-battle ships or frigates in the
Black Sea, but there was no limitation as to the Baltic.
If Russia preferred raising those ships, and taking them
round to the Baltic, he did not think that this country
would object to her doing so, if she thought fit,
instead of building new ships, which she had the power
to do ; and with respect to a question touching the two
ships built at Nicholaieff, he did not think as far as her
Majesty's Government was concerned, there could be
any objection to Russia taking those ships from that
port to the Baltic.