The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-16 00:00:00

CUSTOMS.

Mr. HADFIELD moved for returns of the ports and
places in the United Kingdom approved by the Lords Com
missioners of the Treasury, or the Commissioners of Cus-
toms, for the purpose of warehousing goods liable to cus-
toms duties ; together with the amount of duties collected
at each port or place, and the amount of customs expendi-
turefor officers salaries and other outgoings incurred thereat
during the year ended ;the 31st day. of December last :
of the quantity of tea, sugar, coffee, wines, and spirits, and
tobacco, directly imported into, and removed under the
warehousing regulations, to each port or place, during the
year ended the 31st day of December last, each return
to be shown in separate columns : of all losses to the Crown
ascertained to have taken place during the removal of goods
under bond from one bonded port or place to another,
during the year ended the 31st day of December last :
And of all losses to the Crown ascertained to have taken
place on goods deposited in the warehouses approved by the
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, or the Commissioners
of Customs, stating the names of places and the causes of
loss, for the year ended the 31st day of December last. Re-
turns of all deficiencies ascertained to have taken place
during the removal of goods under bond from one bonded
port or place to another, during the year ended 31st Dec. last.
Of all deficiencies ascertained to have taken place on goods
deposited in the warehouses approved of by the Lords Com-
missioners of the Treasury, or the Commissioners of Cus-
toms, for the year ended the 31st day of December last ;
and, of the aggregate amount of the salaries of the officers
and clerks employed in, and other expenses incidental
to, the warehousing departments of the Customs so far as
the same can be estimated, for the year ended the 31st day
CHANNEL FLEET.
of December last.

Lord W. GRAHAM asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether the Government had received any
information respecting the formation of a large Channel
fleet at Brest and Cherbourg, with gunboats and other means
for embarking and disembarking troops; and if so, whether
they had demanded any explanation from the French Go-
vernment on the subject?
Lord T. RUSSELL said he had received information
from her Majesty's consul at Brest, to the effect that there
were no such preparations as those alluded to, and in the
absence of any direct official information, he thought it
would be better not to press the subject further.
IMPORTATION OF OPIUM.
Mr. BAINES asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs what means were being adopted to enforce that
clause in the recent treaty with Japan which prohibits the
importation of opium ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said the article was contraband by
the laws of the country, but he did not think Government
should interfere to enforce those laws.

EDUCATION, &c. IN SCOTLAND.
Mr. CAIRD asked the Lord Advocate whether it was
his intention, on the part of the Government, to intro-
duce a bill this or early next session on the
subject of education in Scotland, and especially
with reference to the abolition of tests in Government
schools ; also, whether it was his intention to bring in a
bill to abolish infeftments in burghs in Scotland.
The LORD ADVOCATE said, that from the diffi-
culty attending the subject referred to in the first question,
and the lateness of the session, it would not be desirable to
bring in a bill on the matter, and the latter reason also ap-
plied to the postponement of legislation on the subject of in-
feftment till next session.