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

LAW CONSOLIDATION.

Mr. COX wished to kno.v whether the bills
' for "simplifying and amending the laws re!a`ing to
real property, and also for consolidating and amending
several important brar.ches of the criminal law." would
be laid on the table before the Chri,trmts recess,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER apolo-
gised for the absence of the Horne Secretary ir,)m indis-
position, which prevented au answer being given to the
question.

TRANSMISSION 01? 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
like!y to be occasioned by the accident to the ship
E neu ; and what provision would be made in future to
prevent delay in this service, in case of accidents to one
of the steAm,bips engaged io the transmission of the
mails b,Arieen Australia and Suez.

Mr. BXRING 81. id that two mails from Australia
bad been delayed in consequence of the Emeu's briak-
ir g down. Provision had been to prevent a repetition
of buch an ac';ident ; and in May next four veßsels with
the 141 lieu and a spare vessel would ha placed on the
statiln for the tranernksion of maili.

INDIA.
Mr. W. VANSITTAIU 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 Cuntrol for an increase of Euro-
pean troops, in consequence of the extension of the
British territories in the East, by the acquisition of toe
Punjaub, Pegu, Nagpore, Oude, Sattara, Jhansi,
Berar, sad other districts, assigned to the East
India Co.npany by his Ilignnen the Nisarn
of Hyderabad ; if so, what was the data of such recom-
mendation or despatch, and what was the date and the
tenor of any reply that may have been seat ; was any
additional force of Europeans despatched to India in
consequence, during the period referred to ; and, it 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. It the 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 ,ard of Control v, hailer it was intended to include, in
,he papers on Indian affairs promised in her Majesty's
gracious Speezh, a memorial which has been sent home
by certain inhabitants of Calcutta, praying for the recal
of the Governor-General? and whether there was any
objection to lay upon the table all correspondence which
hat taken place since the commencement of tho Indian
Revolt, between ahy department of her M,jesty's Go-
vernment and the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Na-
vigation Company, or any other company, with reference
to the conveyance of troops t India by way of Egypt I

Mr. V. SSIITIi said that it was net hid intension to
include in the paper above referred to the memorial for-
warded by the none lord at the head of her Majesty's
Government from Calcutta, because it was usual for
sue!. memorials to be forwarded through the Governor-
Gencrnl, so that the answers might accompany there.
rnat had not been done in this instance, and the me-
tuolial would be returned for that purpose. With
rig.trd to the second part of the question he would
rather the right hon. gentleman would move for the
paper he required instead of leavin; it to him (Ur. V.
Smith) to make a selection.

S r 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, tec&use the people of Calcutta had done so.
(Laughter.) The practice was not to do so.
THE MEDJIDIE ORDER.

C 1. NORTH asked the Under Secretary for War
when the Turkish order of the Medjidie would be dis-
tributed to those officers and men of the army who were
entivled to them.
Sir J. RAMSDEN was unable to state when the
orders would be ready. He believed the delsy arose
at Constantinople.
Colonel NORTH. asked if it WA3 true that the medal
had been in the possession of our ambassador for nearly
two years
quSesirtaJoy..RAMSDEN said he was unable to answer the
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 corn-
mittee appointed to inquire into the question cf 11ar
hours of Refuge /wit session, her Majesty's Governmen
pinotienntdededttuoinreqourremoentidutlehastpaotrolynatlocrempirsospi: besite
it e
fs
apr
such a harbour on the north-eabt coast.
moi‘vier.th‘oV rlehaSpOpiN said
,intmeett of fatt' lthaeerthe committeereceosn recess, be
shourecom-
mendation of the committee of last year.
LAW CONSOLIDATION.

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introduca certain measures of law re-
form after the recess.
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JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Mr. HEADLAM rose to move, "Thatthe unlimited
liability of shareholders in joint-stock banks gives rise to
a species of credit injurious to the interests of the public ;
and that the present law enforcing the adoption of this
at questionafter the fbaon
il events
ivw:ce;oneritam: ssueo f 1847, and con-
firmed
principle requires alteration." The reason that induced
recent events, that the principle a
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commercial
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recently been
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