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London, England, 1858-02-19 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloek.

IMPERIAL PAR LIAMENT '

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
Lord WYNFORD presented a petition from the
Quarter Sessions at Monniouth praying for au amend-
ment of the evils which existed in the licensing system
with respect to the sale of beer.
Earl CARNARVON presented a petition from Bland.
worth, in the county of Hants, praying for increased
facilities for the propagation of the Gospel in India.
He asked whether it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to bring in any measure on this subject during
the present session.
Earl GRANVILLE said it was not the intention of
the Government to introduce any bill on the subject !
BANKRUPTCY LAWS.
In answer to Lord BROUGHAM,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said a bill for the
amendment of the bankruptcy and insolvency laws
was already prepared and would very sbortiy be
introduced, but whether in this house or the Commons
was not yet decided.
CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS TO INDIA.
Viscount DUNGANNON rose to call the attention
of the Government to the unsafe and unseaworthy
nature of the ships selected for the conveyance of the
troops to India by the overland reutefrom Suez to Aden,
but mare-especially to the car dition of the Attila and
the Ajdaba, sent to convey a detachment of the
69th Regiment. This regiment was sent out to India,
but on arriving at Suez it was discovered that the Alma,
which ought to have conveyed them on, had broken her
shalt. Tile troops were afterwards transferred to the
Ajdaha, which also sprung a leak, and was compelled
to put back when ab,ut four hundred miles from
Aden. He bad been informed that the AjdafA had
been unseaworthy, and had been condemned eighteen
months before she was taken up, and ho wi3hed to know
from the Government whether such a statement was
correct?

Lord PANMURE said the matter was very easily
explained. In her passage to Suez before the troops were
embarked an accident occurred to an important part of
the machinery of the Alma, the vessel selected for the
conveyance of 69th Regiment. art! it a.t. conse=quently
impessiWo tLat she could proceed. The troops
were transferred to the Ajdaba, but from an
accident, which no human fore-ight could prevent,
she sprang a leak, and was compelled to return
to Suez. Both casualties were each that it was impos-
sible to provide against, but he was happy to say that
no loss of life occurred. During the whole of the trans-
port of troops to India, there bad not been a single
instance in which loss of life had occurred.
After a few words from the Earl of CARNARVON and
the Earl of HARDWICK the subject dropped.
EDUCATION IN INDIA.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUG II rose to move for a
copy of the report of Mr. Chapman (Behar), director of
public instruction in India in 1855 and 1856. The
aoble earl took the opportunity of calling the atten-
tion of their lordships to the state of education
in India, and the efforts the Government had made to
exend it. It was impossible that such efforts had not
produced Material effect, and it was desirable to know
in wjaat direction those exertions had extended, whether
good or bad. He had not seen the report for which he
moved, but, from extracts, which had been placed in
his hands, it appeared there was a deep-rooted prejudice
prevalent amongst the natives against the Government
system of education.

Earl GRANVILLE said it was early yet to trace
the effects of a measure adopted only in 1854. It was
not true that the educational measure bad any effect in
causing the mutiny. He had no objection to the pro-
duction of the report alluded to by the noble earl.
(LEFT SPEAK IN G. )

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The EIZAKER took the clgair at 4 o'cloc►k.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Ligkeard and Lovd Union Canal bonvany'a Bill
was read a second time.

MERSEY DOCKS AND 'HARBOUR (CONSOLI-
DATION OF ACTS) BILL.
Oa the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Mr. LOWE said the Government had made an
arrangement with the Mersey Board in regard to this
measure, and the Government were prepared to auppurt
the second reading of tile bill.
The bill was read a second time.
The Mersey Docks and Harbour (New Works) Bill
was read a second tune.

MUTINOUS SEPOYS.
Mr. RICH gave notice that on this day week he
should put a question to the President of the Board of
Control bearing upon the recently reported engagements
of our troops with the mutinous sepoys, and ask him
whether any and what orders had been given to the
officers of our troops relative to their giving quarter or
not to mutinous sepoys found in arms.

BREa.CII OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that he should on Mon-
day next, it no reason was shown to the contrary,
present a petition from an inctividual charging a
enember ot that house (Mr. I. Butt) with a breach of the
privileges thereof,
and move the appointment of a select
committee to inquire into theallegations of the petition.
Alter eorne discussion on the course to ho pursued,
It was suggested by the SPEAYEE, and accepted by
amongstr. R'°
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present the petition on Monday, and fix a day for its
members
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of
fhtehe learned
house. gentleman should
consideration, after it had been printed and circulated
PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA-
TION.
Scotland and
Mr. COWAN asked the law officers for England,
Ireand respectively, that as, by an Act
passed in the lastl session of Parliament, provision was
made for giving
Administration taken out in England and Ireland re-
spectively, if it be their • • to introduce one
validity to Probates and Letters of
intention now
or more bills whereby probates and letters of administra-
tionexecutors in Scotland, whether of testate or intestate
succession, may be rendered valid and effectual, and the
benefits from the recent change of the law may be ex-
Ircland, and a confirmation of
tended and enjoyed throughout all tha United Kingdom!
The LORD ADVOCei.TE slid that the subject was
under the consideration of the law officers of the
Crown,
NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
In answer to Alr. Before,
Mr. WILSON said the contract referred to would
terminate at the end of the moth, and would not be
resumed except so far as the supply
of books for the
schools, The copyrights of those books would be thrown
open to the trade.
TITLES TO LAND IN SCOTLAND.
Mr. DUNLOP asked the Lord Advocate whether it
was his intention to introduce, during the present ses-
sion, any measure for further sicoplifYlag and rendering
less expensive the titles to land is Scotland I
The LORD ADVOCATE said he hoped to introduce
such a measure immediately after the Easter recess.
INCOME TAX RETURNS.
On the motion for adjournment till Monday,
Mr. CRA.WFORD called attention to the late
abstraction of income tax returns from the office of the
collector for the City of
London, and asked for the
production of any correspondence that had transpired
with the Government and the City Income-tax Commis-
sioners in reference to the abstraction ?
Mr. WILSON said the Government were not answer-
ing correspondence that had taken place on
able for the safe custody of the paper referred to. He
MINISTER OF JUSTICE.
Mr. W. EWART put a question to the First Lord of
the Treasury, for explanation on the subject of the ap-
pointment of a department or Minister of Justice.
Whether he intended to appoint a Minister of Justice
twhoeutladbilaeyof the house.
for the improvement and supervision of the law of the
country?
THE PARIS TREATY OF PEACE.
Lord J. MANNERS put a question to the noble lord
relative to the article of toe Treaty of Paris, and also in
reference to the Circassians,
Lord PALMERSTON said in reference to Mr.
Ewart's question, that the Government felt it their duty
to give effect, as far as possible, to the opinions of the
house embodied in a resolution, but the resolu-
tion agreed to last session by the house in
reference to the appointment of a Minister of
Justice was so ambiguous that it was difficult to
uuderstand what was meant. He thought the appoint.
ment of a Minister of Justice for conducting prosecu•
tions was so repugnant to our constitution that the
house The appointment of a
Minister
but there were so many difficulties surrounding it that
tee Government
that part of the resolution. With reference to the ques-
tion of the noble lord (Lord J. Manuers), he believed an
application was made at Paris by certain Circassian
chiefs for assistance against Russia; but as the Cir-
cassians took no part in Resisting the allies, it was
not thought desirable to renew the war on their
behalf, the otject for which the allies went to war
with Russia baying been accomplished. With
of the ports in the Black Sea, Russia had
regard to the 12 articles of the Treaty of Paris, relative
t
on the eastern side, but none on the
Application had been made to Russia to
open ports on that aide, but she declined—first on the
openedwoe
s t the
western
openingn si
de. three
ground that the ports to be opened were only
to be those where custom-house, quarantine, and
p lice regulations existed. To that the Govern-
ment remonstrated, and Russia then exercised her
self from not opening those port, on the ground that
she was engaged in hostilities with tribes on that part
of the coast, and had been unable to make the necessary
arrangements for opening them. Communications were