The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

The !notion was agreed to.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THIS EVENING

Sir L. PALK said he had no objection to the course
proposed, but ho did not think it aught to be made appear
as any sort of a party triumph.
The motion was then agreed to. .
PORTPATRICK LIGHTHOUSE.
Mr. BRIGHT, in reply to Lord Garlies, said if it was
decided to continue the harbour, and the light was bhown
to bo of use to vessels at sea, the light, of course, would be
continued.

ABYSSINIA.
Mr. FAWCETT asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer whether it was true that India had advanced
.£6.589,100 towards the expenses of the Abyssinan
war; whether of that amount .£3,089,1000 was
still duo by England to India ; whether it was
true that India had to borrow a prtion of tha
amount thus advanced from the Bank of Bengal ; and, if
so, whether her Maj.sty's Goveronient intended that
England or India should pty the interest duo upon tho
loan ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, ac-
cording to the latest telegram from India, he had been in-
formed that £7,000,001) had b..,eu expended by India for
that expedition, but ho did not know et present the full
particulars with regard to the subj,ct. Tho sum that had
already been paid to India was £4,009,000.
. IRISH POOR LAW.

Mr. C.- FORTESOUE, is reply t) Mr. M'Mahou, said
there was'no intention of introducing during the present
a bill to assimilate the poor law of Ireland with that of
England.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
Sir G. JENICINSON asked the Secretary of State for
the Home Department whether his attention had been
called to a letter in the Times newspaper, signed W.
Williams, and dated 19, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, in
which it was stated that a girl under 14 years of age had
been taken away from the Girls' Refuge at Ealing by
the Sheriff's officers for a supposed debt of £53 lls. 2d.,
and conveyed to Whitecross Prison ; and where there was
any truth in the alleged statement ?
Mr. BRUCE said ho had only become aware of the
paper,
been matter placedthreughthenotice ondl7, h
the per.
He
be-
lievedsent it was true that.a gill aged thirteen and her two
sisters, respectively aged 14 and
to prison for a debt, but he believed it had been done un-
der some mistake. He had directed that full inquiry be
made into the matter, and he would state the result to
the hon. member on a future occasion on his putting the
question to him.
FUNDS OF TRADES UNIONS.
Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Mr. GOURLEY, said he could
not say what woull be done with respect to the legalis-
ing the funds of trades' unionists, until the report of the
Uommission on the subject was received.
HYPOTHEC (SCOTLAND.)
Mn. CARNEGIE obtained leave to introduce a bill to
abolish landlords rights of bypothec in Scotland.
SUNDAY TRADING.
Mr. HUGHES obtained leAva to introduce a bill to
amend the law relating to selling and hawking goods on
Sunday.

ENDO WED SCHOOLS.
Mr. W. FOSTER brought in a bill to amend the law
relating to endowed schools and other educational endow-
and otherwise to provide for the ad-
The bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a
Tmaenue
et endow-
ments tEo
fu
geldauncd'ation.
SUNDAY TRADING.
second time on the Bth of March.
Mr. HUGHES then brought in his Sunday Trading
Bill, which was read a first time and ordered to be read a
second time on the 3d of March.
The House then adjourned.

Bank of England Returns.

An Account, pursuant to t'
cap. 32, for the week ending 1

the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1869.
PLILTALENT.
Governmt. Debt. 1,015,100
Other Securities 3,984,900
Gold Coin and
Bullion
Silver Bullion

ISSUE DEi
Notes issued
......£32,337,980

£32,337,980
BANKING 1)

£32,337,980

Proprietors'Capi-
tal ............... .£14,553,000
Rest ................ 3,387,386
Public Deposits
(including Ex-
chequer, Sav-
ings' Bunks,
Commissioners
of National
Debt, and Div.
Accounts 4,661,015
Other Deposits 17,947,895
Seven Days and
other Bills

&PARTMENT.
GovernniL Secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight
Annuity) £1.4,076,537
Other Securities 16,633,293
Notes 9,134,065
Gold and Silver
Coin

477,519

£41,026,815
GEOII.I

£41,026,845
ut FORBES, Chief Cashier.

Foreign Nail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

&natralia and New Zealand. via Sonthamptoa.....Feb 27.
Ditto. via Yuseilles •• Feb. 22
Ditto, via ri.....arna Feb •-.
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Mar. 7.
Ditto, by French packet . Feb. 22.
Cape Wide. by Brazil packet • ...... Mir. 7.
Cape of Goo,/ th,pe. Ascension. and St.. ilelcna....Feb. 27.
China, reaank, and Singapore, via Southampton—Feb. 27.
i_i ibri-I tar, via Southampton Feb 2u
India, via Southampton Feb. 20
vitto, via Maraca es Mar. 1.
-

Ma:ta, Egypt, Sce. Feb. 2),
Ditto. Marseilles F. b. i 7
Miaritlus, Cape of Good !lope, and Nita!, via

utilaws tou
Ditto. Alareeliica reb.
Newfoundla lb rt b 2,1
Portugal ...• ••....... Mar. 7.
iluitect Stated , Canada, C tliforaLt, dec., by British

packet ______.
Feb 20
Ditto, by exuadiun packet

Ditto: by t ited States packet ............... Feb 17
Ditto (lift( (Baltimore) ........ ....... •
west Coast of Africa. Madeira. and Tenerife„„Feb.• 15
Wept Indies and PaJtic ;except Mexico and Wha-
m:to)
Mar 1 itckland blanda .. • ........... ....... Mar 7.

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

THE ADDRESS.
A motion similar to that made by Mr. Gladstone for the
two houses to present their answers to her Majesty's
speech was made in their lordships' house by Earl Gran-
ville, which was agreed to.

The Earl of HAIDWIaKE moved for return of money
raised in England and Wales by the magistrates in qu ir-
ter sessions in the year 1868, showing various particulars.
The return was ordered.

Earl GRANVILLE moved the appointment of the
Select Committee on the office of the Clerk of the Parlia-
ments and office of the Gentleman Usher of the Black
Rod.

The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
Mr. GOSOHEN gave notice that on the 25th instant he
should ask for leave to introduce a bill relating to the
levying of rates upon householders for short terms.
Mr. M'EVOY gave notice of his intention to bring in a
bill to repeal the Ecclesiastical Titles Act.
Mr. WIII.TE gave notice that on going into committee
on the army estimates ha should move a resolution to the
effect that the War Office and the Horse Guards be placed
under the control of one responsible Minister.
Mr. GILPIN gave notice that after Easter ho shoul••l
move for leave to introduce a bill to abolish corporal
puuishmedt.

NE.
A now writ was ordered toWRIT issue for New Radnor, in
the room of Mr. Price, who had accepted the stewardship
of one of her Majebty's manors.

- THE ADDRESS.
Mr. MUNDELLA brought up the report of the com-
mittee appointed to draw up the address of the house to
her Majesty, in answer to her Royal Speech on the open-
ing of Parliament. The address, which was read, was
merely an echo of the Queen's Speech.
Mr. GLADSTONE moved that the Address be pre-
seuted to her Maj:sty by the whole house. It was
matter of regret to her Majesty that her health prevented
her opening Parliament iu person, but on that particular
, day her Majesty was suffering more thin usual from
severe headache, and thus she was precluded from meet-
ing the two houses. In the event of this house and the
ether branch of the Legislature adopting the course he pro-
posed her Majesty would seine to Loudon from Wind or to
receive the addresses of both houses in person, and thus
she would experience the pleasure of inciting the new
Parliament which had been elected nailer the impor-
tant act for the extension of the elective fran-
chise. There were precedents for the course he pro-
. posed, one of the most important being on the
house congratulating the Sovereign on the victory gained
at Trafalgar, and thus if his motion was agreed to her
Majesty would have the satisfaction of meeting the new
Parliament which had been elected under the great mea-
sure passed by the house for the extension of the repre-
sentation of the people.
Mr. DISRAELI said he had not the slightest intention
of offering any opposition to the motion of the right hen.
gentleman, and ho hoped the house would so agree to the
proposition, that there would be no misapprehension on
any future occasion as to the course the house had adopted
in the matter.