The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-10 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.---(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCHLLOR took his seat on the woolsack
it five o'clock.
Lord WENSLEYDALE moved for certain returns
connected with the Encumbered Estates Court in Ire-
land.—Agreed to.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
On the motion of Lord REDKSDALE, the following bills
were read a second time, viz.—the Liverpool Exchange,
London Book Company, Knighton Railway ; Renni-
stone, Thtuletone, and Ospring Gas ; and Barnstaple
Waterworks Mlle.
LORD CANNING'S PROCLAMATION.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY gave notice that on the
14th May he should move a resolution condemnatory of
the publication of the despatch of the Governor-General.
(Ironical cheers from the Ministerial side of the house.)
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said it perhaps
might be for the convenience of the noble earl if he was
now to lay on the table a copy, in extenso, of the des-
patch. (Cheers.) He would take that opportunity of
correcting a mistake which existed with respect to that
document. It was quite by accident that the
house only received a part of it on a former occa-
sion, while the whole of the despatch bad been produced
in the House of Commons. The fact was that it was in-
tended that the Secretary of the Board of Control should
present extracts to both houses, but from some mistake
the perfect document was accidentally transmitted to
the House of Commons, and a compressed copy was laid
upon their lordship's table.
Lord CLANRICARDE asked whether there was any
other document in the possession of the Government
t which the omitted paragraphs in the proclamation
referred to, and if there was any objection to its produc-
tion.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said, notice of the
question ought to have been given. He should prefer
answering the question to-morrow.
Earl GREY—Perhaps the noble earl will say for the
information of the house, whether the Government had
any further explanation of Lord Canning's views with
respect to the publication of the proclamation, in addi-
tion to that now in possession of the house.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said not a word
bad been received from the Governor-General. The
only letter received was that of the 4th of March. In
fact a month has elapsed during which time Lord Can-
ning had been completely silent.
Earl GREY—Then he understood that the Govern-
ment had only received the draft of the despatch. They
had no information that the production had ever been
presents el at all.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he had no
direct information at all whether the proclamation had
ever been published.
Earl GRANVILLE believed that Mr. Vernon Smith
had received a private letter from Lord Canning, which
implied that a note accompanied the draft proclamation,
intimating the Governor-General's intention of explain-
ing his views in a subsequent despatch.
The Earl of MALMESBURY said the conduct of
Mr. V. Smith differed widely from that of the noble
earl (Clarendon) opposite. That letter ought not to
have been withheld from the Government.
The Earl of DERBY asked whether the noble mar-
quis(Lansdowne) could say when the letter was received?
The Marquis of LANSDOVVNE said the letter to
which allanion had been made was not received until
after the answer had been given in the other house by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Thursday last.
(Hear, bear, from the Opposition.)
The subject then dropped.
ANNEXATION IN INDIA.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE postponed the motion of
which he had given notice, as he believed it was in some
degree oinneeted with the subject alluded to in Lord
Canning's proclamation.

(LEFT SITTINe.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)

The SPELLER took the chair at four o'clock.
LIMERICK ELECTION.

Mr. DUNLOP, Chairman of the Limerick Election
Committee, reported to the house that the late election
for the city of Limerick was a void election. That
Major Gavin, the sitting member, had been guilty of
several acts of bribery by his agents, but without hie
knowledge.