The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-29 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMIONS—Dus EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
THE BANDA PRIZE MONEY.
Mr. G. DENMAN gave notice that on Thursday he
should ask the Government. how much of the Banda and
Kirwee prize money had been distributed ; and if not the
whole, what had occasioned the delay.
THE REFORM BILL.
Mr. LAING gave notice that, in committee on the Re-
form Bill, he should move au amendment to the effect that
no borough with less than 10,000 population, according to
the last census, should return more than one member to
Parliament.

EDUCATION.
Mr. COGAN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
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whether it was the fact, as reported in the newspaper
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nist of the national system ;" and, whether the Govern-
ment participate in this condemnation of the National
tent of elucation as compared with that of the ChurchB7e-
Education Society, and intended to propose any alterations
in it with a view to substitute in its stead a system
,of edu-
cation founded on the principles of the Church
Education
Society.
Lord NAAS said in the speech of his right hon. friend
referred to there was no condemnation of the National
system, and with respect to the last part of the inquiry,
the Government had no intention to make any alteration
in the national system.
THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION—FRANCE AND
PRUSSIA.
Mr. HORSMAN asked the noble lord the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs if he could state to the house whether
any arrangement had been made for a conference in Lon-
don to consider the matters in dispute between France and
Prussia ?
Lord STANLEY said he had reason to believe that the
statement that an arrangement for a conference terence was
o consi-
der the matter would be completed. The conf
not the sole proposition of England, but all the Powers
interested in the matter participated in the proposal, and
he had every reason to believe that it would be ac-
cepted both by France and Prussia. (Hear, hear.)
He could also say that he had every reason to
hope and believe that the question of Luxemburg,
which bad not only disturbed England, was in a fair
way of being amicably settled. (Hear, hear.) He could
not state the whole of what had passed on the subject, be-
cause other Governments Were concerned in the matter,
and he had no right to make these affairs known without
their consent, but he would take that opportunity of con-
tradicting a statement that had been made to the
effect that England had expressed a strong opinion
on the question of right between. the Governments
of England and France. On the contrary England had
expressed a very decided opinion both to the Govern-
ments of France and Prussia that the question in dispute
should be settled by amicable means, and further he had
stated in plain language that if hostilities should unfortu-
nately arise the position of England would ass
be one of strict and impartial neutrality. (Hear, hear,
and cheers.M R. OSBORNE'S " MARE'S NEST."
Mr. DILLWYN said ho bad put a question on the
paper referring to the hon. member for Nottingham, as to
certain papers which he read to the house on the 12th of
April, purporting to be the copy of a memorandum made by
the member for Swansea; and to ask that gentlemen by
what means he obtained such papers. He had received a letter
from that gentleman, dated April V, and written from
Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, statiug that it would not be
convenient for him to attend to his place in Parliar:.ent
before Thursday next. He had told the hon. gentleman
that he should certainly mention the matter in the house
that evening, and he could not refrain at the moment from
saying that he considered it a great want of courtesy that
the lion. gentleman who occupied a seat so close to him
(Hr. Dillwyn) should bring forward such a matter without
giving notice both to himself and the hon. member for
Am;les.y. The memorandum he (Hr. Dawyn) had shown
to ate hon. member for the Anglesey Boroughs (Mr. 0.
Stanley) was not a private document, bet the copy of the
memorandum between himself and the lion. member for
Dublin (CLI. Taylor), which the hon. member for Not-
tingham had read, was incorrect in many partLulars. lie n
felt bound, in justice to the hon. and gallant gentlema
the member for Dublin, to say that Lord Derby's
bbe namrt'e
was never mentioned as an approver of Mr. His
amendmnt.
Mr. 0. STANLEY said he was glad the hon. gentle-
man had stated that the document he had shown bun was
not a private one. He believed it was shown for the pur-
pose of influencing the votes of honourable members,
and in all that he had done in the matter he
felt he had done no more than any other gentleman would
have done placed in his position. (Hear, hear.) Su
his
posing the the version of the document he had given to
hon, friend was incorrect, the hon. member for Swansea
could easily produce the original document, which would
speak for itself. (Hear, hear.)
The lion, gentleman did not appear inclined to comply
with the suggestion of Mr. Stanley, and the subject
dropped.