The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-09 00:00:00

RETIRING PENSIONS TO BISHOPS.

Mr. GRIFFITHS gave notice that on Friday next
he should ask the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's
Government, if he intended to introduce a bill providing
retiring pensions for bishops resigning their sees, ac-
cording to the nobly lord's promise of last session.

LAW CONSOLIDATION.
Mr. COX wished to know whether the bills
for "simplifying and amending the laws relating to
real property, and also for consolidating and amending
several important branches of the criminal law." would
be laid on the table before the Coriotmas recess.

—iiTe-CHANCELLOI7, of the V.CIIEQUER apolo-
gised for the absence of the Home Secretary from indis-
position, which prevented an answer being given to the
que,tion.

TRANSMISSION OF MAILS TO AUSTRALIA.
Mr. YOUNG asked the Secretary to the Treasury
what steps had been taken to prevent the interruption
of the Steam Mail Service with Australia which was

likely to be occasioned by the accident to the ship
E.ueu ; and what provision would be made in future to
prevent delay in this service, in case of accidents to one
of the steamships engaged in the transmission of the
mails between Australia and Suez.
Mr. BARING said that two mails from Australia
had been delayed in consequence of the Emeu's break-
ing down. Provision had been to prevent a repetition
of such an accident ; and in May next four vessels with
the Emeu and a spare vessel would be placed on the
station fur the transmission of mails.

INDIA.
Mr. W. VANSITTAIt r asked the President of the
Board of Control, whether, during the tenure of the
Governor Generalship of India by the Marquis of Dal-
housie, any recommendation was made by, or despatch
sent from, the supreme Government or the Commander-
in Chief in India t) the Court of Directors or to the
President of the Board of Control for an increase of Euro-
pean troops, in consequence of the extension of the
British territories in the East, by the acquisition of the
Punjaub, Pegu, Nagpore, Oude, Sattara, Jhansi,
Berar, and other districts, assigned to the East
India Company by his Highness the Nizam
of Hyderabad ; if so, what was the date of such recom-
mendation or despatch, and what was the date and the
tenor of any reply that may have been sent ; was any
additional force of Europeans despatched to India in
consequence, during the period referred to ; and, if so,
what number o men were sent.

Mr. V. SMITH said that no official communication
of the kind referred to had taken place between the
President of the Board of Control and the Governor•
General of India. If tae hon. member wished to have a
correct answer to the question he thought he had better
move for the production of the document.
Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the President of the
B and of Control whether it was intended to include, in
the papers on Indian affairs promised in her Majesty's
gracious Speech, a memorial which has been sent home
by certain inhabitants of Calcutta, praying for the renal
of the Governor-Gentral ? and whether there was any
objection to lay upon the table all correspondence which
had taken place since the commencement of the Indian
Revolt, between any department of her Majesty's Go-
vernment and the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Na-
vigation Company, or any other company, with reference
to the conveyance of troops to India by way of Egypt

Mr. V. skin" said that it was not his intention to
include is the paper above referred to the memorial for-
warded by the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's
Government from Calcutta, because it was usual for
such memorials to be forwarded through the Governor-
General, so that the answers might accompany them.
That had not been done in this instance, and the me-
morial would he returned for that purpose. With
regard to the second part of the question he would
rather the right hon. gentleman would move for the
paper he required instead of leaving it to him (Mr. V.
Smith) to make a selection.

Sir J. PAKINGTON then gave notice of certain
questions he intended to put to the Government relative
to the passage of troops through Egypt.
Mr. WISE asked if he understood the President of the
Board of Control to state that the inhabitants of India
were precluded from sending a memorial to the home
Government except through the Governor-General.
Mr. V. SMITH said they were not precluded from
doing so, because the people of Calcutta had done so.
(Laughter.) The practice was not to do so.
THE MEDJIDIE ORDER.

Col. NORTH asked the Under Secretary for War
when ihe Turkish order of the Medjidie would be die.
tributed to those officers and men of the army who were
entitled to them.
Sir J. RAMSDEN was unable to state when the
orders would be ready. He believed the delay arose
at Constantinople.
Colonel NORTH. asked if it was true that the medals
had bten in the possession of our ambassador for nearly
t wo years /
Sir J. RAMSDEN said he was unable to answer the
question.
Sir J. PAKINGTON asked what class of officers
was to receive them.
Sir J. RAMSDEN said that the same rule would
be followed with regard to the Turkish medals as in the
case of the Crimean medals.
HARBOURS OF REFUGE.

Mr. FENWICK asked the Secretary to the Treasury
whether, in consequence of the evidence before the con].
inittee appointed to inquire into the question of Har.
hours of Refuge last session, her Majesty's Governmen
intended to recommend that a royal commisaon be ap-
pointed to inquire on the spot into the proper site fer
such a harbour on the north-east coast.
Mr. WILSON said that, after the recess, he should
move the reappuilitinetit of the committee on the recom-
mendation of the committee of last year.
CONSOLIDATION.
StOoLdleDplAoTre.loBNue.h
wide-spread
In answer to Mr. Cox,
The ;ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Lord
ellaucell q would introduce certain measures of law re-
form after the recess.
move, " Thatthe unlimited
Mr. HEADLAM rose to
joint-stook
ok banks gives rise to
liability of shareholders.inu
.11 that induced
interestseKasSo of the public;
enforcing the adoption of this
ItNi
nTjlu-arSwiTo OjsCoti t
hTßehAeNr
alteration.„
question forward was his rooted
bring
the that the principle of
conviction, arrive
con-
firmed d at after the events of 1847, and con-
d by more recent events, .
aah
rmd speciest that
principleo ther.° ef requires curji presentrdes
this
mismanagement of joint-
stock banks, and that that mismanagement produced com-
mercial crises as their inevitable
lieved consequences. He be-
that if the principle had been abolished in 1849
unlimited liability led to
commercial
shouldero ialn nowoclitijiL‘.a
/IN tVe 0 as had recently been witnessed. a