The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-02 00:00:00

DRAWING CHECKS.

Mr. CAIRD asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether drafts or orders on bankers in the form of
" Et hit my account 101.," or " Pay myself 101.," but
not including the words " Bearer on demand," might
be drawn at and paid over the bank counter without a
penny stamp; and whether, notwithstanding the recent
act, such unstamped checks were legal ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
drafts or orders to drawers were liable to the stamp,
except where they were drawn by the person and paid
to him at the same time over the counter.
BOARDING AMERICAN VESSELS.
Mr. LINDSAY asked the Under-Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs if it was the case that merchant ves-
sels belonging to the
aa e:
detained engaged
the with Havannab, or West Coat of Africa, had been
ficrrueidseirn:7,abnoda,ridfesdo% searched,
by what authority, or under whose
instructions the c mirnanders of these ships had so acted.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD said the Government had re-
ceived no official, knowledge of such circumstances hav-
ing taken place. A eta ernent had been forwarded to
her Majesty's Government by their representative at
Washington, taken from a New Orleans newspaper,
but no ,ifficial communication had been made by him to
her Majesty's Government ; they were anxious to pre-
voat such Occurrences, but the difficulty arose from
actual slavers hoisting the American colours. (Rear
bear.) Orders had been sent by former B toads of
Admiralty, to our cruisers off the American coast, to
use the greatest caution in these matters, and these in.
structions would be careful y repeated by her Ma-
jesty's present Government, without lo.s of time.

THE lONIAN ISLANDS.
In reply to a qnsi,tion from Gen. CODRINGTON relative
to the payment of 1,5001. and 8001.,
Gen. PEEL said that the above sums formed no part
of the 20,0001. paid to this country by the lonian
Llands.

BREACH OF PREVILEGF,
Mr. M. GIBSON moved that the order for the dis•
charge of Mr. W. Wilkes should be read.—Agreed to.
Mr. GIBSON then moved that Mr. W. Wilkes should
be discharged. By his petition to that house, he had
withdrawn the particular imputation of corrupt motives
against Mr, Clive, for which he was committed to the
custody of the Sergeant.at-A rine. He therefore moved
that Mr. Wilkes should be discharged on p tyment of the
usual fees.
Mr. ROEBUCK contended that Mr. Wilkes did not
by his petition withdraw the general charge of corrup-
tion against the committee in question, and in which the
honour of that house was concerned. Until Mr. Wilkes
made a full retractation, he (Mr. Roebuck) should
oppose his discharge from the custody of the sergeant-
at-Lines. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. CLAY also urged that Mr. W. Wilkes sbo&d
net be discharged until he had made a full retractation
of the charges at the bar of the house.
The SOLICITOR GEN ERAL thought the house
was not in a position to arrive at the conclusion asked
ef them by the right hen. gentleman the member for
Ashton-under-Lyne. B f .re Mr. \V. Wilkes was di,
.Tharged, he (the Solicitor-General) considered he ought
tee be called upon to make a full retractation of the
charges c•mtaieed in the article in question. He there-
f ire move,' as art amendment that the consideraoion of
Mr. W. Wilkee's petition be discharged. (Hear.)
Mr. KNATCHBULL-H UGUESSEN Suggested that
Mr. W. Wilkes should be called to the bar of the house,
end a-ked if he retracted fully the charges contained in
the artice, and if not, the house would then know how
to deal with him.
Mr. M. GIBSON said there could be no doubt Mr
W. Wilkes intended to withdraw any charge of
corruption against Mr. Clive. He contended
that this was a partiality, and not of corrup-
tion ; and if the house were to send to