The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-01 00:00:00

.TO TELE FRENCH INUNDATION FUND.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE asked whether the
sum of 5001. lately subscribed by the,chairman of direc-
tors of the Estt India Company in aid of the . fund for
the sufferers by inundations in France gail Leen supplied
by proprietors of East India Stock, or had been taken
from the.public revenues of her Majesty's posseesions in
In iia ; and, in the latter case, whether subscriptions,
grants, or gratuities not exceeding 6001., taken from
Indian revenues, were subject to the control of Parlia-
ment or of her Majesty's Government, or were limited
by any fixed r,gu!aqou ? His lordship, while approving
warmly of the object to which the East India Company
bad devoted the money, denied their right to approprate
that or any other sum out of the revenues of India. Her
Majesty had subscribed to the Inundation Fund, but it
was out of her own private resources, and it was open to
the directors of the East India- Company to do the same,
but they had no more right to dispose of the revenues of
India than any of their lordships. -
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The Rug of ELLENBOROUGH said that this grant
could not be legal, as the court of directors had had no
!seal control over the revenues of India since the year
1833. By the act passed in that year the company sold
all their territorial rights for an annuity, and. had ever
since been nothing but trustees for the Government.
The noble earl alio complained of the amount expendeci
•)3t the c.brnpany in dinners and grand tnitertainmen a.
Which had no parallel in the • Government departments.
Even when the Government sought to inaugurate the late
war by a grand dinner at the Reform Club to a reform
g admiral-;-(opposition cheers)—they di f not venture
to put the atninnt in the eitimatee. bhoul,l they give 3
imilxr dinner to Sir E. Codrington on his return, it
could not take place at the pubic expense.
The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Joint-stock Companies Bill was, after a short
conversation, read a third time and passed.
The third reading of the Annuities Redemption Bill
was postponed.
The Lidustrial and Provident; Societies Bill, the Sea-
nueti's Savinos Bank-. Bill, and the Survey of Great Bri-
,
'sin B.il were real a third time.
Their loidehips then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER t,ok the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lord's amendments to the EAstern Union Rail-
way ; Lon eon, Tilbury, and Southeild Railway (Eaten-
Ai,in and B, anche.) ; Middlesiirough linorovement ;
Torainham Water ; and Yarmouth arid Haddiscoe Rail-
way Bills were considered and agreed to.
The Norl Western Railway Bill was real a third
time a‘Al passed.
The Bo,ton, Sleaford, and Midland Counties Railway
Amendment Bill was read a second time.
THE PEACE FIREWORKS.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS moved for a return, in detail,
of the total amount of the expenses incurred in the
Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, in the propitiation of the
fire works for the celebration of the pea,:e, incluAing the
cost of materials, workmen's wages, and all experiments
connected therewith.—Ordered.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACT.
Mr. HAMILTON asked the Secretary of the Trea-
sury whether he had any objection to lay on the table of
the house a copy of all tenders, and of all correspond-
ence relating thereto, for the Australian postal service?
Mr. WILSON said it was not usual to lay ou the
table tenders that had been made to the Government,
and not accepted. If the house gave a good reason for
their production, and the parties making them had no
objection to such a proceeding, he would graat the papers
asked for, but not otherwise.
NATIONAL GALLERY SITE BILL.

In reply to Mr. SPOONER,
Lord PALMERSTON said for the present session it
was not intended to ask the house to proceed farther with
this bill. (Loud cries of "Haar, hear".) It was, thereto' e,
his intention to move that ttie order be now read and
discharged.
The order was accordingly read and discharged.
AFFAIRS OF GREECE.
Mr. JAS. MACGRE 30 R asked whether the Govern-
ment were prepared to communicate to the house the
correspondence respecting the relations between this
country and Greece, which had taken place subiequently
to that already laid before Parliament extending to May,
1854?
Lord PALMERSTON said be did not precisely un-
lerstand the question. There bad been no particular
question between this country and Greece. There had
been various acts of brigandage, but he had no corres-
pondence to lay before the house.
THE FORTRESSES OF ISMAIL AND KILIA.
C 'I. DUNNE begged to a-k wuetber any intormation
had been received oh this point ?
Lord PALMERSTON said no positive information
bad been received, but the Rus.istis, be supposed, thon2lV'
themselves at iiberty to destroy the fortresses. He should
have thought that it would scarcely have been
worrh while for the Russians to destroy Oa
which the Turkish G9verniuent would of course
reconstruct ta ben they got possession of those places.