The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-04 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
INCREASE OF THE EPISCOPATE.
Mr. GILPIN gave notice that, on the motion for the
second reading of the bill for the increase of the episco-
pate, he should move that the kill bo read a second time
that day six months.
THE ADMIRALTY.
Mr. SEELY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if
his opinions coincided with those expressed by the late
First Lord on the 19th February last, when he said " that
the aJministration of a great department by a board is a
clumsy machinery," and " that the constitution of the
Board of Admiralty is inconvenient and not profitable to
the public service ;" and, if .he does agree in opinion with
the late First Lord, whether he intends consulting his
colleagues as to how far in their judgment a change may
be desirable. •
Mr. CORRY said his experience as First Lord had been
but short; he was not yet sensible of any inconvenience
from the present arrangements, and as any alteration
ought to be approached with great caution, he was at pre-
sent indisposed to recommend any alteration of the system
at present in existence to his colleagues.
THE SLAVE TRADE.
Sir • F. BUXTON asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs if his attention had been drawn to red a
port
of an interview between the Viceroy of Egypt au
deputation of the British and Foreign Auti-slavery
Society in Paris, at -which the_. Viceroy stated -that, ." if
he were froo to act against European slave-traders, the
Nlaye trade would §O9ll disappear" from the Nile; and if

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he is prepared to give the requisite authority to overhaul
and detain slave-traders hoisting the British flag ?
Lord STANLEY said his attention had only been drawn
to the subject by the notice the hon. member had put on
the paper. He believed that the difficulty of dealing
with the slave trade on the African side arose more from the
connivance of some of the inferior local authorities than
any other circumstance. With respect to the second part
of the question, he thought it ought to be approached with
the greatest care. Of course, there was no wish on the
part of this country to protect the slave trade, but before ,
such an authority to overhaul and detail ships, .hoisting
the British flag, was given; it would be right to asctrtain
that there were not certain treaties the infringement of •
which might involve us in much difficulty.
OVERCROWDING OF STEAM PERRY BOATS.
In reply to Mr WALDEGRAVE-LESLIE,
Mr. CAVE said *the law was sufficient to prevent such
occurrences, as a penalty of £2O, :out :is. fur each pas-
&Alger carried over Cie legalised number. The only.in-
convenience was that the party zomplaining of the over-
crowding must be the parties to institute prouemlings.
INDIA PR LE MONEY.
Mr. T. CHAMBERS asked the Secretary of State for War
when the Central India prin-money would be distributed,
and what has been the cause of the long delay of nine
year ?

Sir J. PACKINGTON sa'd tho delay in paying thu
money had arisen through -litigation, but that was now
fortunately at an cud, and therefore the prize-money
would be paid without any further delay.
THE FATE OF TILE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN,
Mr. SANDFORD asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether any information had been
received upon the subject of tho alleged execution of the
Emperor Maximilian by Juarez ; and if there has, what
course the Government proposes to tako in order to mark

their abhorence of so great a crime.
Lord STANLEY said he had not yet received any offi-
cial communication intimating the death of the ox-
Emperor Maximilian, but the opportunities wore but
few, owing to the disturbed state of the country in got-
ting direct communication. The death of the Emperor
was believed in Paris ard Vienna, and although he might
fear the worst, yet, as-he had already said, he had not
received any official communication announcing the
fact. If such was unfortunately the case, it was a
very deplorable and impolitic act—(hear, hear)—and not
the less so because acts of the same kind had taken place
on both sides. He thought they ought to wait for certain
intelligence before they spoke positively on the subject.
Even then, should it tarn out that the ex-Emperor had
been put to death, he did not see what special notice of
the act could be taken by this country. (Hear, hear.)

Sir LAWRANCE PALK said there could be no doubt
about tho fate'of the Emperor Maximilian, and he did not
know an act more disgraceful in the annals of Christianity,
(Hear, hear.) The Emperor did not go to Mexico as a

tyrant, but to heal the disturbances that unfortunately
existed there. He failed in his undertaking—(hear.,
hoar)—and the result had been most deplorable.
In the event of no other member doing so, he should on
the reception of the official intelligence submit a resolution
to the house embodying the feeling of indignation at an act
of such atrocity. (Hear, bear.)