The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS--(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at fire o'clock.

NEW PEER.
Lord WENSLEYDALE took the oaths and his seat as a
Baron of the United Kingdom. His lordship was in-
troduced by the Duke of Argyll and Lord Lyndhurst.
SIR C. BARRY AND THE PALACE AT
W ESTMINSTER.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from a
certain individual, the patentee of a certain solution,
praying► to have it applied generally to the new building
at Westminster, and stating that it bad been applied
to a portion of the stone work on the exterior
of the palace, and bad been fund most suc-
cessful. The noble and learned lord asked the Lerd
Chancellor whether the Government bad in con-
templation to introduce any law for the amendment of
the law of patents ?

The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he had the
subject under consideration, but he could not say when
he would be able to introduce any bill on the matter.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH begged to ask the noble
Duke opposite what course he intended to pursue with
respect to the schoolmasters who would be thrown out
of employment in consequence of the passing of the bill.
The Duke of ARGYLL said he had no fear that the
people of Scotland would not allow the schoolmasters
to become destitute. The answer to the noble duke's
question, as far as the present session was concerned,
was obvious—nothing could be done.

INDIA.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition com•
plaining of the mode of administering justice in the pro-
vinces of Bengal, and of the organisation of the
police force in that country. The noble lord entered at
some length into the grievances complained of, and
stated the police force was so corrupt as to render a re-
modelling of the whiffle force absolutely necessary.,
The Marquis of CLANRWARDE moved for, certain
returns relative to the assessment of rent-free estates in
India, and the covenanted and uncovenanted civil ser-
vice of the East India Company ; the law exPenditure of
the Company in England, and the condition of the allocy-
ance made to the deposed Rajah of Coorg.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Cairness Estate Bill was read a third time and
paused
Davidson's Divorce Bill was also read a third time
and passed.

NEW WRITS.
On the motion of Mr. HAYTtR, a new writ was
ordered to issue for Kerry in the room of Lord Castle-
rosse, who has accepted the office of Comptroller of her
Majesty's Housebold.
A new writ was also ordered to issue for Nottingham,
in the room of Mr. E. Strutt, who has accepted the
stewardship of Hempholm, in the county of York.
EAST INDIA ROA.DS.

Mr. KENNEDY moved for copies of minutes and
correspondence between the late Governor-General and
the Home Departments of the Government of India, in
reference to the project of the Hindostan and Tibet
Road, with the several reports of Major Kennedy and
Lieutenant Briggs relating thereto, and an account of
the expense attending construction thereof; and, of re-
ports of engineer; and an account of the expenditure
incurred in reference to the construction of the new
road between Kalka and the military sanitary station of
Dukshai.—Ordered.
CAMP AT ALDERSHOT.
Mr. LOCKE KING moved for a return showing the
total number of acres purchased by the nation at Alder-
shot, and the total cost of the land so purchased ; the
cost of the huts and other buildings in each year, in de-
tail, and of any other expense connected with the per-
manent establishment of the camp; the total number of
troops stationed at Aldershot in each year, distinguish-
ing cavalry, artillery, engineers, infantry, militia, and
Foreign Legion ; the number .of the reviews at Alder-
shot in each year, and the days on which they were
held ; the quantity of ammunitio❑ expended at each
review ; the quantity of ammunition expended i❑ experi-
ments in each ye.ir ; the total quantity of ammunition
expended in each year ; and the amount paid for food
and forage for the troo?s in each year.—Ordered.
MAIL TO THE CAPE AND INDIA.

In reply to an 110. N. MEMBER,
Mr. WILSON said that five tendon had been made
to the Government for the performance of this contract.
One offer was for 45,000/. to commence on the Ist of
October, the second Was for 42,000/. to commence in
three months ; the third was for 34,0001. to commence
in two months ; the fourth was for 27,500/. to com-
mence on the let of October ; and the fifth was for
28,000/. to commence on the Ist August. Thera was
some omission in the advertisement for tha tenders with
respect to the India part of the contract, and the Go.
vernment therefore decided to accept the fifth tender for
the sum of 28,000/., which was to be increased to
41,000/. for the carrying out the transmission of the
[nails to the Mauritius and India. The term of the
contract was for five years.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

Mr. H. G. LANGTON asked whether it was in-
tended, previously to their entering upon the service,
to test the speed of the steam vessels proposed to be
employed under a recent contract in the conveyance of
the Australian mails, seeing that by the copies of the
tenders now before the House the time occupied by the
voyage from Sues to Melbourne will require a speed of

11 or 114 knots an hour, whereas the vessels tendered
for the performance of the duty are set down at a speed
of 91 knots per hour only
Mr. WILSON said it was not intended to test the
speed of the vessels. The parties had bound themselves
in very heavy penalties for the performance of the con-
tract at a certain rate of speed, and it had been intimated
to them that those penalties, in the event of their non-
performance, would most certainly not be relinquished.
It was therefore, he apprehended, for the parties them-
selves to ascertain the speed of the vessels it was in-
tended to employ in the service.
SATURDAY SITTING.

On the motion of Sir G. GREY it was agreed that
the house meet to•morrow at 12 o'clock for the reception
of bills from the other house.

Mr. H. G. LANGTON asked the Secretary to the
Treasury whether, in order to ensure the regular per-
formance of the contract for conveying the Mails be-
tween Suez and Australia, any clause will be introduced
by which the contract will be forfeited in the event of
the service not being performed within the maximum
number of days tendered for, viz, 39 days outwards,
and 35 days homeward

Mr. WILSON said that if the contract was not per-
formed within the time specified, the contractors would
be liable to heavy penalties; but there would be a general
clause inserted into the contract, the same as in all
others, that it would be put an end to by the Govern-
ment at any time they may be dissatisfied with the per-
formance of it by the contractors.