The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-24 00:00:00

GALWAY ELECTION.

Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that in the event of the
bill for the disfranchisement of the borough of Galway
being read a second time, be should move a clause in
committee to punish the bribers as well as the bribed ;
and, in that case, that Lord Dunkellin's feat should be
declared vacant, and Sir Thomas Burke be expelled this
house. (Loud laughter aad cries of " Hear, hear.")

ENROLLED PENSIONERS AND THE POLICE.
Mr, W. WILLIAMS moved addresses for return of
the number of the enrolled pensioners and dockyard
battalions, and for return of the number of tke police
in each county and in each city and borough in Great
Britain, and of the amount paid in each of the said
counties, cities, and boroughs, out of the Consolidated
Fund.—Agreed to.

CUSTOMS (LONDON).
Mr. COX moved for a return of the dates, rank,
salaries, and particulars of the cases of all persons em-
ployed i❑ the Customs Department of the port of Lon-
don, who from January, 1830, to December, 1857, have
been removed from office by the Board of Customs., and
have been permitted to resume their duties without
punishment ; or who have been reprimanded or reduced
in rank, but retained in the service ; or dismissed or
superseded, a❑d who have teen subsequently reinstated;
or have been granted a superannuation allowance upon
their removal from service.—Agreed to.

TITLES TO LAND (SCOTLAND.)
Mr. DUNLOP asked the Lard Advocate whether it
was his intention to introduce, during the present ses-
sion, any measure for the simplification of the titles to
land in Scotland 7

The LORD ADVOCATE said he was not prepared
to introduce a measure, and therefore he could not give
a specific pledge on the subject. The late Government
bad made great improvement in the simplification of
titles to land in &Aland, but it was still open to
more improvement to make the transfer of land in that
country more simple and cheap.

THE PRINCIPALITY OF DHAR,
Mr, J. B. SMITH asked, the Secretary of the Board
of Control whether the board had received intelligence
that the Government of India had confiscated and
annexed the Principality of Dhar; whether orders for
such proceedings emanated from the Board of Control,
and, if not, whether the board approved and sanctioned
this annexation ?

Mr. H. BAILLIE said that by the mai's of yesterday
a despatch was received from India, containing a copy
of a proclamation issued by the political agent of the
Governor-General in Central India (Sir R. Hamilton) in
which the Rajah of Dhar was dethroned. The Rajah of
Dhar was a lad 13 years of age, and had succeeded to the
principality by adoption. The reason assigned in the
proclamation, which was issued on the sole authority of
the Governor-Genera lof India, for dethroning the Rajah,
was treason in the Durbar, which was composed of his
friends and relations.
POLICE (DUBLIN).

Mr. GROGAN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
if the Government intended to introduce any police bill
for the city of Dublin this year ?
Lord NAAS said he hoped to be able to introduce
such a bill shortly after the Easter recess.
THE PASSPORT SYSTEM.

Mr. MONCKTON MILNES called the attention o
the house to the vexations to which British subjects were
exposed by the late alteration in the Passport System in
France ; and moved for the following papers:—" Copies
_ _

of correspondence between her Majesty's Government
and that of the Emperor of the French, on the late alte-
rations in the Passport System ; and of the several regu-
lations respecting passports issued by the Foreign Officet
since 1815, with the fees charged on their delivery."
He said that the grievance to which he was about to
call their attention rather concerned those whom they
represented than themselves. It was not probable that
any member of that house residing in London would
experience any inconvenience from the alteration which
hsd taken place in the passport system in France, and in
the corresponding alteration in the delivery of passports
in England ; but the question excited considerable ia-
terest out of the house among large classes who consi-
dered themselves inconvenienced by the change. The
whole matter of passport regulations was to Englishmen
very unintelligible. In different parts of the world the
system prevailed with different;degress of intensity, but
perhaps in the strongest manner in the Chinese empire.
The city of Canton was the model and the victim cf the
passport system. The inhabitants would allow nobody
to go into Cantor, and French and English armies were
now in occupati4n of that city. Owing to political cir-
cumstances, with which Englishmen bad nothing to do,
the passport system had long been established through.
out Europe, and it was strangest in those countries
which savoured of an Oriental character. Thus, among
the countries of Europe, Russia was the one most ham-
pered by the passport system. There were other cenn-
tries in which the passport system had been carried out
with west vigour, and one of these was Austria. In
that country, however, the passport regulations had
been considerably relaxed. No inconvenience was odes-
sinned to any foreigner the moment he passed the fron-
tier, for then be might go from one part of the
Austrian empire to the other without showing
his passport. As respects the subjects of Austria,
the system ofpassports was now reduced to a simple card,
which was nothing more nor less than a card of identifi-
cation, declaring who the holder was. With that card the
person to whom it was given was perfectly free to go to.
any part of the Austrian empire. The
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the freedom of this country in this matter. It had been
the habit of late years of foreign governments to land
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persons whom they did not wish to remain in their own
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bringing persona whom they
consiCtered suspicious and landing them on our shores.
They were often persons of desperate feelings, and thus
was most unfairly thrown on this country the obligation
of protection and guardianship with regard to thew.
This, how( ver, was au incident to which Englishmen
must submit in consequence of their freedom.
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respected intercourse be-
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ments existing in other countries to intercommunicatien
did not so much affect them. As long as France and
England continued at peace they ought to be considered
but one country for all purposes of commercial and in.