The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-24 00:00:00

THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.

The Earl of CLARENDON informed their lordships
that a letter had been received from Mr. Rassam, an-
nouncing that in January last the Emperor of Abyssinia
had released the captives in Abyssinia, including the mis-
sionaries. (Hear, hear.) The Emperor had also written
a very handsome letter to her Majesty the Queen.
The Earl of DERBY expressed his gratification at the
intelligence.

The Earl of CLARENDON said his noble friend might
rely on its truth.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Kidwelly
and Burry Port Railway and Burry Port Amalgamation,
Cambridge University and Town Water, Dement and
Shotly-bridge Road, Stockton Gas, and Tynemouth Im-
provement.
The following bills were read a third time and passed:—
Langton Gas, Delabolo Railway and Bowing Harbour,
Southgate and Colney Hatch, East Barnet Gas and Water,
Brighton Water, Farness and Whitehaven, Furness Junc-
tion, Furness Railway,Cornwall County, Leinaler Asylum,
and Central Wales Extension.

PRIVATE BILLS.

Lord RE DESDA LE moved the several sessional orders
in reference to private bills, which were agreed to.
PARLIAMENTARY OATHS AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill, with amendments. was read a third time and
passed.

The Attorneys' and Solicitors' Bill passed through com-
mittee.

The report of the amendment of the East India Military,
&c., Fund Transfer Bill Was brought up and agreed to.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COM MO NTR__T ,
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The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Dr. Cashel's Divorce Bill was read a third time and
passed.

MAIDSTONE ELECTION.
The report of the Maidstone Election Committee was
brought up. It directed that Messrs. Lee and Whatman
were duly elected.
LANCASTER ELECTION.
The report of this election committee was brought up.
It declared that Messrs. Schneider and Fenwick were not
duly elected, and that the last election was a void
election.

NEW WRIT.
Mr. BRAND moved that a new writ be issued for th©
election of a member for Belston.

Mr. D. GRIFFITH objected to the motion on tho ground
that bribery had extensively prevailed at the last elec-
tion. •

The motion was agreed to without a division.
INDEMNITY TO BRITISH SUBJECTS.

Sir G. BOWYER asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer whether any demand had been made within the last
four months by the French Government on the British
Government relative to the repayment by the latter Govern-
ment to the former of an alleged surplus of the monies pro-
vided by Franco and paid to the English Government, in pur-
suanco of the Convention of Paris, 1815-1818, to indemnify
British subjects for their losesby confiscation during the re-
volutionary Government, or whether any communications
on the above subject had passed between the Governments
of the two countries ; and, if so, whether there was any
objection to lay such communications upon the table of the
house ?

The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER, said he
did nut think that there had been any representations
on the subject for a long time past. The last
he recollected was in 1856. They occasionally
had representations from persons that sums were due either
on the one side or the other, but no attention was now paid
to them, as the transactions alluded to by the hon. baronet
were considered by the Government as by duo course of
law, but for the information of the hon. gentleman he
begged to say that there had been no communications
within his knowledge within the time mentioned in his
question.