The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-02 00:00:00

INDIAN LOANS.

Mr. OTWAY asked the President of the B3ard of
C3ntrol whether any instructions had been sent to the
Governor-General of India, or whether any communica-
tions had passed between the home authorities and the
G )vernor-G.nercil of India, with reference to the opening
of a new Government loan in India, bearing interest at
the rate of 5 per cent, per annum ?

Mr. V. SMITH said that from the communications
received by this morning's mail, lie found that the Go-
ernnr-General had entsred into a new loan of three
millions, limited to 15 years. No communication had
been*rinde between the home and Indian governments
relative to this loan. The loan was made for general
purposes and he'apprehended that included public works.

CHINA-

ADJOURNED DEBATE.

The adjourned debate on China was resumed by

Dr. PHILLIMORE, who addressed the house at con-
siderable length on the legal bearing of the question, in
the course of which he argued that under no statute
or international law could this lorcha be considered a
British ship. Assuming that the lorcha was a British
ship, as contended by the Government, he called on the
house to look at the hideous difference between
the grievance complained of and the chastisement given.
A. middle course was open, that of reprisals, and that
should have been adopted. He considered that the Chi-
nese gave ftip satisfaction for what they did, and that it
was not lawful, on any principle of law, justice, or
humanity to make war a punishment to a nation
for the , injury that had been inflicted and the
reparation made. In conclusion, he said that
he was led, by the plain dictates of com-
mon sense—by the principles of reason—by the laws of
his own country—by the international lasi—
and on the foundation of the eternal principles
of justice written by the finger of God on all
men whether English or Chinese—to pronounce the war
to be unjustifiable in its origin and unblessed in its
continuance. (Hear.)

Sir G. GREY rose to address the house on the facts
of the case.

(LEFT SPEABLNG.)

CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.

The March Sessions of the Criminal Court commenced
this morning, before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder,
Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, Alderman Hall, Alder-
man Wire, Mr. Sheriff Keats, and Mr. Under-sheriff
Crosley and Andertoo, Stag &c.
The learned Recorder, in charging the grand jury,
said that he was happy to inform them that the number
of prisoners for trial was small, and the nature of the
charges such as to need no lengthened remarks from
him. There was but one case involving the loss of
human life, viz., that of a man named Hammond,
charged with manslaughter. It appeared that in a
drunken brawl a blow was struck, and the deceased man
fell with his head upon the kerb-stone, and in that way
met his death. if it were positively proved that the
prisoner Hammond struck the blew that knocked the
deceased down, he was Undoubtedly guilty of man-
eltughter. There was another serious case, that of a
man named John Holmes, charged with arson, and as
persons were in the house at the time he set fire to it,
it was a capital offence. The evidence he thought was
very clear and distinct against him. The learned re-
corder then referred to the case of Sawo xi and Anderson,
charged with forgery, which would present no legal
difficulties. Ho regretted to find that one of
the prisoners (Saward) was a member of the profession
to which it had been his (the Recorder's) pride, for
many years, to belong, and the crime he was charged
with committing.was, as he had said, the serious one of
forgery. The chief evidence against the prisoners was
trust of two accomplices, and the grand jury would have
to take care that their evidence was corroborated. It
would not, however, be necessary for them to enter into
the case with that minuteness that the jury who would
hereafter have to deal with it would consider it. lie
thought it his duty to make one general observation in
reference to what occurred at the last session. Tee
grand jury now administerec: an oath to the witnesses,
and it was provided that they should place their initials
against the names of the witnesses to whom the oath had
been administered. In most cases it was not necessary
for the grand jury to examine alt the witnesses in order
to return a true bill, but he thought, that before they de-
termined to throw out a bill, all the witnesses in thecase
should be examined, for it was impossible for gentlemen
who did not know the merits of the case, to,say whit
'particular witnesses might be able to throw a light on
the subject. He had been led to make this remark, be-
cause he thought that tho.graud jury of last ressioa had
thrown out bill] without examining all the witnesses, no
initials having been placed against the names of some
witnesses who certainly ought to have been examined.
The grand jury then retired to the discharge of their
duties.