The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-05 00:00:00

THE PAPER DUTY.

Mr. W. EWART asked the Secretary to the Treasuiy
whether the Treasury had considered the propriety of ex-
tending to school books generally the exemption from
paper duty which is now allowed on books in the Latin,
Greek, Oriental, and Northern languages printed by the
universities ; also, what books are considered to be free
from duty under the description of books in the Northern
languages ?
Sir S. NORTIICOTE said that it would be impossible
to define .strictly what were school books; and with refer-
ence to the last part of the question, the books described as
in the northern languages were Russian, Scandinavian,
Danish, and Dutch.
MARINE ENGINES.
Mr. HENRY GORE LANGTON asked the First Lord
of the Admiralty whether, as her Majesty's Government
had thought it necessary to apply for tenders for the
supply of marine engines from Liverpool, Scotland, and
most of the .eminent houses engaged in this particular busi-
ness, Bristol was included amongst the places to which invi-
tations for tenders had been made ?
Sir J. PAKINGTON said that no tenders had been ac •
cepted from America, but there was no desire to exclude
any locality or any respectable house from participating in
the business alluded to.
CLAIMS OF BRITISH TRADERS.
Mr. CRAWFORD asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, whether steps were being taken to induce
the Portuguese Government to satisfy the claims of British
traders for injustice done to them on the African coast?
Mr. S. FITZGERALD said that endeavours had been
made for the last sixteen years to obtain a satisfactory
settlement of the claims in question, but up to the present
time they had succeeded only in getting promises.

TREATIES WITH FOREIGN POWERS.
Mr. HORSMAN asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, whether the treaties which, subsequent to
the Treaty of Vienna, had been concluded between the
Emperor of Au4tria and the different sovereigns of Italy,
and having reference to the internal government
of their dominions or their military occupation by
Austrian troops, had been communicated to the
British Government ; and whether there were copies of them
in the. Foreign-office ; and, if the answers *ere in the
affirmative, whether there was any objection to lay them
before Parliament.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD said that some of the documents
referred to were in the library of the house, but that only
the substance of others in possession of the Government
were in the library.
ROYAL NAVY.

Mr. HORSMAN moved fora tabular statement of sea-
men (including officers), boys, and marines, voted for naval
service, and actually borne, from the year 1756 inclusive to
the present time (1859) inclusive ; and of the amount of
raone7.voted in each year for the service, and specifyinr
the different periods of war and peace. —Agreed to.

JAMES'S PARK.

Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Chief Commissioner of
Works whether he was prepared to recommend and to carry
out the widening of the passage leading from Spring-
gardens and Cockspur-street into St. James's Park, so as
to allow carriages and persons on horseback to enter and
leave the park by that route, the Metropolitan Board of
Works having announced their intention of immediately
widening so much of the said passage as fronts Berkeley
House.

Lord J. MANNERS said that the subject was under
attention.