The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-04 00:00:00

SALE OF SLAVES AT BRAZIL

Mr. GRIFFITHS asked whether the British Consul at
Rio had exercised his authority to prevent a certain con-
tract for the sale of slaves in Brazil, by the directors of a
British Mining Company in that country, to ono
Santos, from being carried into effect, although
such sale professed to be under the sanction of a British
court of law; and whether it was the intention of her Ma-
jesty's Government to support him in that course ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said there was some misapprehen-
sion on the present subject. In 1827 her Majesty's consul at
Rio applied to the Gcivernment for information whether such
transactions as that alluded to wore legal, and the law offi-
cers of the Crown replied that by a recent statute, owners
could sell tho slaves on their estates, but could not sell
their children. This information had been forwarded
to her Majesty's Minister at Brazil, and by him
communicated to the parties interested. There could be no
objection to the course proposed by the hon. member.
EAST INDIA LOANS.
Col. SYKES moved for an address for a return of all loans
and repayments of debts at the several Presidencies in In-
dia, and in England, annually, from the year 1800 to the
latest dates inclusive—specifying the rates of interest at
which the several loans were contracted, with the annual
gross revenue of each Presidency, and total annual revenue
of British India from all sources; with a column showing
the annual per-centage pressure of the interest of the debts
in relation to the gross revenue.
SAVINGS BANKS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in
answer
to Capt. D. 0' CONNELI„ said it was not intended this
ses-
sion to introduce any bill for the better regulation of
say-
ings banks.

INDIAN FINANCE.
the
statement Secretary
rfeolar relative to thewh whether
recitt
\MS intended to make any
to tl •
finance previous i e prorogation of Parliament,
of Indian
Mr. BRIGHT
could fix allay
whether he . - for making u- such statement?
and
Sir C. WOOD said he would make such statement
prior to the prorogation of Parliament, but he could not
asked
(l t
h
state exactly what it would be or when he would be in a
position to make it.
Mr. BRIGHT then gave notice that he would bring the
subject forward in the course of a few days, in order that a
matter of' such importance should be considered before the
attendance of hon. members was reduced.
Sir C. WOOD said he would bring the question forward
shortly, but until ho obtained somo additional information
to that he already possessed he would not be in a position
to do so.
THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.
In reply to Sir S. NORTHOOTE,
Mr. FITZROY said that directions had been given to
make some necessary alterations in the 'office of the Board
of Trade.

early THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
II
In reply to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY,
Mr. GLADSTONE said it was his desire to appoint as
a day as possible for making his financial statement,
but it was not his intention-to make a statement with re-
gard to any particular estimate apart from that in comlana-

tion with the subject of the general expenditure of the
country.

ESTIMATES
The Civil Service estimates were laid on the table.
MANNING THE NAVY.

Lord CLARENCE PAGET said, in reply to a question
that had been asked on a previous evening, that it was the
intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce a bill
on the subject of manning the navy.

NEW WRITS. •
New writs were ordered respectively for Ashton-under-
Lyne, vacant by Mr. Milner Gibson's acceptance of Pre-
sident of the Board of Trade; for Wolverhampton, vacant
by the Hon. C. P. Villiers being appointed the Chief Com-
missioner of the Board of Works.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
Mr. E. JAMES asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether it was intended by her Majesty's Government to
introduce any bill to amend the representation of the people
in Parliament during the present session ?
Lord PALMERSTON said he could only' repeat the
statement he had made the other evening, namely, that at
the present period of the session it was not intended by her
Majesty's Government to bring in any bill on the subject
until the next meeting of Parliament.
WORKHOUSES (ST. MARYLEB ONE, &c.)
Mr. HANKEY moved a return showing the number of
in-door and also of out-doorpoor (excepting lunatic paupers
in asylums) receiving relief on the Ist day of January and
the Ist day of July in the following years, viz., 1854, 1355,
1859;pr in each of the above
also the total cost of
maintenance
1858 and
in-door
poor
years, and the average cost per head ; also the popula-
tion of each parish at the last census ; the number
which each workhouse is calculated to hold, according to
l
existing Poor Law regulations respecting space and venti-
wlaotiruon;ouase of and thethe tpaottri.ilsh of superficial ciNaliasryebone. Like returnpace occupied by the
for each of the parishes of Saint Pancras and Pad-
dington. Statement, whether the pauper children are
maintained and educated in the workhouses or elsewhere.
And, copy of a printed address from Mr. Faniall, Poor-law
Inspector, delivered on Friday, the 11th of July, 1857, to
the Directors of the Poor of Saint Marylebone, and of any
answer which may have been received thereto.