The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-20 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CEIANOSLLOP. took his seat on the woolsack
at fire o'clock.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a. petition from a
place in Aberdeen against the' fusion of the Scotch cel-
'egos., as prapesed by the Universities Bill.
The E :1.1 of DUNG..4NNON presented a petition from
Perth against the further exceptional cases in faveur of
Roman Catholics uoder the Charitable Trusts Act.
ravaia
Erl CALTHORPE presented a petition from Bel-
g , complaining that-certain clergymen of the Church
of &gland bad introduced the services of the curies--
eional in that neighbeurhood.
The Earl of MINT° presented a petition in favour of
the Marriage Lew Amendment Bill.
The Earl of WICKLOW gave notice that on
•Nlonday next he should put a question to her Majesty's
Government respecting the special Church .services of
the Church of England.
• THE MASSACRE AT JEDDAIL
Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE called the
teectv ion of their lordships to tho receet emax-
nacre of Christians which had taken piece at Jeddah,
and asked whether her MejeAy'a Government had re-
ceived any official intedigence similar to that which had
arrived in this country, and whether her 115: jester's Go.
vernment had given directions to their consuls, acting in
coduection with that of France, to make such repre-
sentations to the Purte as would lead to full reparation ;
aiid, thirdly, whether they were prepared, in case ob-
structions, amounting to a denial cf justice, should arise,
to take steps to demand instant punishment on the
offenders.

The Earl of MALMESBURY said, on Sunday last
he received the.telegram which, no doubt their lordships
had read, respecting the massacre at Jeddah. He did
not lose an builr in sending another to Sir Henry
Bulver, telling him that if such seriocs distinin
ances had taken place he was to allow of no trifling
on the part of the Sultan, but to insist upon
instant and full repaiatioe. In the course of the week
Mr. Green, her Majesty's consul at Alexandria, wrote
a complete account of the affair, which he had received
from Captain Pullen, of the Cyclopa, who happened to be
at Jeddah at the time. It appears alit there hed
been a dierate between the Turkish Goverranent and the
commander cf the Cyclops with respect to an Indian
ship manned with Indian tubjects The crew of the
Indian ship wished to throw off their alieglauce
and become eufjecte of the Stiltan. The decision was
Ultimately given that the allegiance could nut be Orr own
off ; but; notwithstaeding, in the course of sa.few days,
the English- flag 'was. hauled 'down and the Ottoman
foisted. A general massacre of the Christians followed,
the'French and English consuls being amongst the
assassinated. After this lamentable affair a Pacha was
despatched with troops to Jeddah, armed with powers
°fide and d, ath. The Turkials Government had taken ener-
get.c steps, and heteMajesty's Government had nonloubt
h t lull reparation would be obtained. In the course a
a few days he hoped ha shtu:d be in a position Co state
what steps had been taken to obtain justice.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
The Friendly Societies Act Amendment Bill, the Re-
formatories (Ireland) Bill,
.and a number of other bills
were brought in and read a first time.
The Earl of DERBY said that, looking at the state
of public business and the gleat number of bills sent up
to be read a first time, he hoped that it would not be
asking too much of their Lrdships for this week and the
next to cement to sit for an hour or so on Wednesday,
with the understanding that they were not to take any
measure on which there was likely to be any serious dis-
cus i.n. If any bill should be brought forward ou Wed-
nesday on which a discussion arose at any important
stage, such as the seconj reading, the cLar underetan4-
ing was that it sholfd only be taken pro forma. Under
these ciroumstanees be biped that there would be no oh-
jectien to the course proposed.
Bail GRANVILLE had no otjaction to ths a-iange-
treat, upon the understanding mentioned by the noble
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