The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-04 00:00:00

Mr. F. PEEL announced that the address agreed to by
the house had been delivered to their lordship for their
consideration.

JAPAN.

On the motion that the house at its rising should adjourn
till Monday,

Mr. COCHRANE asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs what steps had been taken by her Majesty's
Government to protect our commercial interests in Japan.
He contended that onr policy in regard to the Japanese
was very injudicious, and that we had fallen into
the same error that we had done in respect
to China. The proper course would have been to have ap-
pointed a resident minister at Japan. At present affairs
were in a most unsatisfactory and critical condition, and
Mr. Alcocke had stated that sinister rumours were
afloat that a general massacre of foreigners was
contemplated in Japan. While this country was
endeavouring to cultivate friendly relations with the
Japanese, that people had despatched a vessel to the
United States, offering to the people of that country
all the facilities for commercial intercourse which
we desire. This state of things, in his opinion,
was produced from ignorance on our part as to the
mode in which we should deal with the Japanese. It was
desirable that we should strictly adhere to treaties, and aot
towards the people in question as if they were civilised
beings, and not savages:

In reply to several question,
MINISTERIAL EXPLANATION

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said with reference to
Japan there were difficulties in dealing with that
country in regard to currency, of which how-
ever the Japanese Government had now taken a
view, There was no doubt that in one case a British sub-
ject had acted in a manner that excited animosity on the
part of the Japanese, and lead to the assassination of the
party in question. Steps had been taken for the protection
of British interests, and he agreed with an honour-
able member that in dealing with the Japanese people
it was necessary to proceed with great delicacy. The sub-
ject of the,claim on the Brazili tn Government had been
once more referred to the law officers, for whose opinion he
was waiting before he adopted any steps in addition to those
which had already been takeu. With reference
to the question of the hon. baronet (Sir J. Acton), he
would endeavour to ascertain if there were any despatches
which would throw a light on the subject to which the
hon. baronet alluded. In reply to the hon. member for
Dundalk, he stated that he had no particularobjection to the
Pope, for whose personal character he had a great respect.
He considered: however, that the ecclesiastical Govern-
ment of Rome was not calculated to promote the prosperity
of the people. A recent writer had designated the separation
of Romagna from the temporal authority of the Pope as
a Sacrilege, but it was not to be expected that Protestants
could take that view of the subject. The noble lord then
proceeded to defend the course taken by Govern-
ment in respect to the late political events in
Italy. As related to Mr. Cobden, he
would state that the hou. member had been some time since
in Paris as a private gentleman, and not in any official ca-
pacity, and had communications with the French Minister.
He was now appointed one of the three commissioners
toiFrance to carry out the commercial treaty with the Go-
vernment of that country. There was no truth in the
statement of a suspension of military preparations on the
part of this country in China.
(LEFT SITTING.)

LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING)

WHITEHALL, MAT 4.

The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint
the Right Hon. Robert Montgomery, Lord Belhaven, to be
her Majesty's High Commissioner to the Genoral Assem-
bly of the Church of Scotland.
DOWNING-STREET, MAY 3.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Adams G. Archi-
bald, Esq., to be Attorney-General; Joseph Howe, Esq.,
to be Provincial Secretary; William Annand, Esq., to be
Financial Secretary; Jonathan McCully, Esq., to be Soli-
citor-General; and John H. Anderson, Esq., to be Re-
ceiver-General; for the Province of Nova Scotia.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint the Rev.
Charles Bull to be Colonial Chaplain for the Falkland
Islands.

WAR-OFF ICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 4.
2d Regiment of Life Guards —Cornet Conwy Grenville
Hercules Rowley, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be
Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant without purchase, vice Cun-
inghame, promoted.

4th Light Dragoons—Lieut.-Col. Frederick Charles Ayl-
mer, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
vice Brevet-Colonel Alexander Low, who exchanges, re-
ceiving the difference between Infantry and Cavalry ;
Major-General John Brown to bo Lieutenant-Colonel,
)
by purchase, vice Frederick C. Aylmer, who retires.

Military Train—Captain Charles Hunter, from the 24th
Foot, to be Captain, vice David Gibson, who exchanges.
10th Foot—Lieutenant Matthew Coke, from the 12th Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Phillips, who exchanges.

12th root—Lieutenant Henry Long William Phillips, from