The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS--(YEsTERDAT).
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
Earl GREY presented a petition from the English resi-
dents at Hong Kong, complaining of the prevalence of
piracy in the Chinese seas, and the inefficient measures
taken for its extinction by the authorities. It was further
believed by the petitioners that the officials at that place
participated in the profits of the unlawful trade.
The Earl of CARNARVON said he thought the com-
plaints of the petitioners were much exaggerated, and he
thought the noble lord was labouring- under some misap-
prehension. He had seen in the Colonial-office
a very voluminous correspondence on the subject,
and consequently it was very difficult to arrive at any satis-
factory opinion on the matter.
After a few words from EarlquEY,the subject dropped.

THE FOREIGN ARMAMENTS.
Lord BROUGHAM said it had been stated that
he expressed his satisfaction at the answer he had
received from the noble earl (the Earl of Malmesbury)
to the question he put the other night, relative to warlike
preparations in a neighbouring country. What he
„a was that the answer he had received
tallied exactly with the information he had received. He
expressed no opinion on the subject whatever.
EDUCATION IN INDIA.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH asked the noble duke oppo-
site (Argyll) whether it would not be better to postpone
the motion he had on the paper with
respect to education in India. He thought
it would be better if the whole subject was left in the hands
of her Majesty's Government.
The Duke of ARGYLL said he did not think a discus-
sion on this subject would increase any danger in India.
The Earl of DERBY said the attention o the Govern-
ment had been directed to the report received in this
country from India on the subject of education. The Se-
cretary of State for India had called for a fuller report from
the Indian authorities, and until that was received he
thought it better that all discussion should be postponed.
The motion was then postponed sine die, and their lord-
ships immediately afterwards adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.
The SPEAXER took the chair at four o'clock.

PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented praying for an iny, by com-
mittee of the house, into the working of thequir public-house
licensing act ; for placing letter-carriers and others em-
ployed in provincial post-offices on the same footing as
those engaged in the metropolitan post-office ; for
conducting the inquiry into the operation of Forbes
Mackenzie's Act in Scotland by Royal commis-
sion, instead of by committee • for the removal
of restrictions tending to impede British navigation ;
against the renewal of the licence of the Hudson Bay
Company ; for placing conveyancers in the Court of Pro-
bate and the Court for the Transfer of Estates on the same
footing as the attorneys in other courts
rm ; against the Luna-
tic Asylums Act; ainst the admission of lunatics into
gaols ; against the legalising of marriage with a deceased
wife's sister, on the ground that such would be opposed
to Scripture and social welfare (chiefly from the clergy
and from ladies) ; and against the immigration of coolies
into the West Ind
BRITISH MUSEUM.

Mr. GREGORY gave notice of motion to inquire into
the organisation of the British Museum.
AMBASSADORS, CONSULS, &c.
On the motion of Mr. WISE, returns were ordered of all
the ambassadors, envoys, ministers, charge d' affaires, sec-
retaries of embassy and legation, paid and unpaid attaches,
who have been appointed since the Ist day of January,
1856 ; stating- their salaries, the date of their appoint-
ment, their previous services in any department, and
whether the paid and unpaid attaches have passed any
examination on their first nomination or promotion, accord-
ing to the regulations approved by the Earl of Clarendon
in 1856 ;—for return of all the consuls general, consuls,
vice consuls, consular agents, consular assistants, inter-
preters, secretaries, and students who have been appointed
since the Ist day of Jan., 1856; stating their salaries, the
date of their appointment, their previous services in the con-
sular or any ether department, and whether they have passed
any examination previously to entering the service, according
to the regulations approved by the Earl of Clarendon in 1856 ;
for return of all the Queen's foreign service messengers,
extra foreiFn service messengers, and home service messen-
gers, appointed since the Ist day of January, 1850, as well
as of those now attached to the establishment of the Foreign-
office, stating the date of appointment, the salaries, and pre-
vious employment in any department of her Majesty's ser-
vice.