The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-20 00:00:00

THE OUTBREAK IN JAMAICA..

Mr. MILL asked the Government whether they were
in a position to answer the questions he had placed on the
paper with respect to the late proceedings in Jamaica ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
must trouble the hon. gentleman to read his questions at
full length.
Mr. MILL then proceeded to read the questions as they
appeared on the paper. The first of the 10 queries em-
bodied in the question was whether any steps had been
taken or would be taken to bring to trial Lieut. Adcock
for unlawfully putting to death two men named Mitchell
and Hill without trial. The question was then repeated
as to Captain Hole, Lieutenant Oxley, Ensign Cullen,
Dr. Morris, Stipendiary Magistrate Fyfe ; Attorney-
General Hislop ; Lieutenant Brand, Captain Lake,
Captain Field, General O'Connor, Colonel Nelson, Bri-
gadier-General, in Jamaica ; and the string of
inquiries closed by asking whether any legal proceedings
had been or would be ordered to be taken against Mr.
Edward John Eyre, lately Governor of Jamaica, for com-
plicity in all or any of the above acts, and particularly for
the illegal trial and execution of Mr. George William Gor-
don ; and, if not, whether her Majesty's Government
were advised that these acts were not offences under the
criminal law ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the
nine or ten questions run into one exceeded the bounds

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lawful before he assumed that they were so. Ac-
cording to his (the Chancellor of the Bache-
ns
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were
but
with respect to the question he tad to say that
the late Government had exercised a wise and sound dis-
cretion in appointing the commission to inquire into the
unhappy proceedings in Jamaica, and acting on the report
of the Commissioners they had thought it right to dismiss
the Governor. The Admiralty and the Horse Guards had
also been consulted with respect to ulterior proceedings ;
the former had replied that they saw no ground for any
fresh action ; and with respect to the Horse Guards,
they had not yet sent in their answer, and in this state of
things the hon. member was pressing for an answer. The
late Government had fully considered and acted in the
matter, and under the present circumstances he had no
further information to give the hon. member.
STEEL RIFLE BARRELS.
Mr. SAUNDERSON asked the Secretary of State for
War whether the attention of her
Majesty's
Government
had been directed to the question of substituting cast steel
barrels, bored in the solid, for the iron barrels employed
in the manufacture of the Enfield rifle ?
Mr. WALPOLE, on behalf of his gallant friend the
Secretary of War, said their attention had been directed
to the matter—that experiments were going on which
might possibly lead to the use of steel in place of iron in
the construction of rifle barrels.
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT.
Mr. LAIRD asked the President of the Board of Trade
if he intended to proceed further with the Merchant
Shipping Act (1854) Amendment Bill this session.
Sir S. NORTLICOTE said it was not the intention of
the Government to go on with the bill this session, neither
did he think it possible to go on with the Water Works
Bill ; therefore he should move the discharge of both
orders.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND.
In answer to Sir P. O'BRIEN,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was extremely difficult to remember all the offers made in
the year 1858. (Laughter.) He believed, however, it was
quite true that the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland
was off3red to Mr. Blackburn, who at that time held a
permanent appointment, and not thinking the offer made
to him partook of that character—(loud laughter)—he de-
clined the proposal. lie did not believe that the ques-
tion of age had anything to do with the non-acceptance of
the oMce.

THE COAL COMMISSION.
Colonel SYKES asked whether the Royal Coal Com-
mission was authorised to bore for coal in different parts of
Great Britain ; and whether it was understood that ex-
penses might be incurred to an unlimited extent without
the previous approval of the House of Commons,
Mr. WALPOLE said the commission bad no such
powers, and they were not authorised to incur an unli-
mited expenditure in such a proceeding.
Mr. GLADSTONE wished to know whether he under-
Was given the commission
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Mr. WALPOLE said such was the case,
THE PROPOSED MEETING IN HYDE PARK.
Mr. J. C. TAYLOR drew the attention of the house to
He should like to know by whose
itproposed meeting on Monday
placards which had been posted in different parts of the
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l was issued by the Commissioners
of Police. _ _

11.-WALPOLE said the order was issued in accordance
with his direction, and he was entirely responsible for it.
There was reason to believe that riotous and disorderly
conduct would take place—(no, no)--at all events that
t
of quiet and orderly
thought undesirable to allow such a proceeding. Notices
people,it would
fe n t
had been extensively circulated in every part of the me-
tropolis that certain persons Were to meet at
certain points, and then proceed to Hyde-park,
headed by bands of music. The parks were not
open for such displays, and therefore he should
have considered himself highly blameable if he had not di-
rected the order to issue.

Sir G. GREY said the steps taken by the right hon.
gentleman were in exact accordance with the orders issued
abnydththeerlaetfoore all public
meetings Hyde-p ark was a royal park,
were
prohibited from
being held there for political purposes.
THE HELSTON ELECTION COMMITTEE.
Mr. LOWE, in calling attention to the second report of
r
the Helston election committee, read a letter he had re-
ceived from the mayor of that borough explanatory of the
thecicircumstances
latem
election,
ac-
cepted as clearing his worship of contempt. He thoughtith
was desirable, however, that theouse should declare what
was the practice in cases where there was an equality of
esan under d whichwhic h he
lio
had
ecnamended should be
given a casting vote at
votes; he moved, therefore, that according to the law and
usage of Parliament it is the duty of
the sheriff or other