The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-01 00:00:00

THE BALLOT.

The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petitinn from
the Ballot Society, and also one from Westminster, in
favour of vote by ballot.
SLAVE TRADE.

Lord BROUGHAM said, in the absence of the noble
earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, he begged
to ask the noble earl the President of the Council, whether
the Government bad received any information from our
Vice-Consul at Marseilles respecting the supposed re-
jection by the constituted authorities at Martinique of
the offer proffered to the French Government in re-
spect to the importation of free negroes into the West
Coast of Africa ?
Earl GRANVILLE said he was not aware of any
such information having been received, but he would
communicate the question to his noble friend.
STATE OF THE ARMY IN INDIA.

The Earl of ELLENBOROIJGH rose to move for
certain returns relating to the means of carriage of the
army in India. He said all now depended upon proper
land carriage. If those measures which had been pointed
out. to the Government some time time back had been
taken, he was of opinion that the present deplorable
calamity woul 1 not have taken place. The present
mode was not the way in which war used to bo car-
ried on. When he was a boy he recoliected reading
with great admiration the gallant conduct of Gen. Gillespie
who, when a similar mutiny broke out at Lahore,
though he was two miles distant when the news reached
him, lost not a moment in meeting the difficulty, and
within one hour, instead of waiting for 9-pounders, had
rushed through the gates at the head of his forces, and
sabred the mutineers on the spot. The mutiny
was thus put down. (Hear. hear.) That was in
the time of the Red Hand—(hear, bear)—it ap-
peared that we now had arrive 3 at the time of
Bed Head. (Laughter.) As to the position of General
Barnard, it appeared that he had taken a great
number of the enemies guns. 11l informed as he was
upon the facts, he was not prepared to say that
Geri eral Barnard could have done more. If
those affairs which it was stated bad taken place at
Barrackpore and Dumdum, had occurred under the late
Sir C. Napier, he would have treated them in a very
different way to that which they had been treated
by the authorities in India. General Barnard's present
position world no doubt be able to repel any attacks so
long-as he remained there. But it was not possible be
would occupy that station very long. It was stated
that he was• waiting for reinforcements, but there was
no new force to send to him, uobss they took away the
troops from the Punjaub. His mind was greatly re-
lieved when he read the last acc3unts from India in re-
spect to our army before Delhi as he had a foreboding that
an attack would have been made, and that they would re-
ceive the information that it had failed, but was glad such
eras not the case. He hoped that General Bar-
nard bad an appreciation of the difficulty of his
position, fcr when the rains came on he would
be cut off from all means of support, as in his
present position he would be ampriaoned on a
narrow strip of land. His present situation was not
merely one of peril, but one that might eventually end

in ru n.
Earl GRANVILLE said there was no objection to
the papers moved for by the noble earl. The conduct
pursued in cornmeatin g in such unmeasured language upon
the present state of affairs in India could serve no other
purpose than tuat of embarrassing the Government.
Statements such as those made by the noble earl could
have no other effect than to do serious mischief at a time
when the public mind was so seriously excited.
The Earl of EL LENBOROUGEI said the opinions of
others on his conduct could not alter the facts.
The Marquis of CLANRICA.RDE complained of the
noble earl stating that he had no confidence in the In-
dian Government. If that was his opinion, why did he
not move a want of confidence in that Government I He
then defended the curse of the Indian Government, and
said the great difficulty in India was the want of civil
servants.
Lord IVIA.LMESBURY denied that, because a want
of confidence ei:,sted in their minds, they were, therefore
bound to divide tae house. Such a course would be
turned againA them, and it would be said that they
sympathised with the mutineers. He believed such
discuseloes to be of the greatest use, because the country
seemed to be lulled into a state of false security on the
subject of India. He hoped the Government would not
attempt to blind the eyes of the peop'e.
The Doke of ARGYLL, on the part of the Govern-
ment complained that the noble earl bad expressed an
utter want of conti lance in the local Government of
India without knowing any facts which could justify such
a conclusion. He denied that there was any ground for
siating that there was A want of carriage for the army.
There might be a want of a siege train, but he was not
prepared to say oven that before the arrival of the mail.
The course taken by Lord Canning with regard to the
troops in Calcutta was justified by the opinion of Sir T.
Munroe. The defenceless; state of the city was an
assumption on the part of the noble earl. Until the mail
arrive t it was impossible to say that a marine battalion
had not been embodied.
Tne subject then dropped.
The Crown Suits (Scotland) Bill passed through com-
mittee. The Bankruptcy and Real Securities (Scotland)
Bill, and the Commons Enclosure Bill were read a third
time and passed.
The Glebe Lands (Ireland) Bill passed through cam
mittee, and was read a third time. The Turnpike Act
Committee Bill was read a third time and passed. The
Lands and Assessed Taxes Bill, the Lunatics (Scotland),
the Christ Church West Hartlepool, and the Insolvency
(Ireland) Bill, were read a second time.
sr Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lord amendments to the following bills were con-
sidered and agreed to :—Burial of the Dead within the
Liberties of London, llatlingden and Todmorden Roadß,
Kinross-shire Railway, Metropolitan Railway (No. 2.),
and South Staffordehira Water.
PETITIONS.

Mr. CROSS and another hon. member presented pe-
titions from the inhabitants of Preston complaining of
the scarcity of cotton, and praying for an enquiry into
the causes that prevented its growth in India.
ELECTION PROSECUTIONS.

Mr. IL BAILLIE asked the right hon. the Home
Secretary if the Attorney-General had been authorised
to prosecute all those persons who had been reported by
election committees to have violated the laws of the
country, or whether it was to be confined to the offen-
ders in the county of llayo
Sir G. GREY said that the Attorney-General only
prosecuted such cases as the commit,ees considered
were of sufficient importance and magnitude for such
a proceeding. The chairman of the Mayo Committee,
with, as he (Sir G. Grey) understood, the unanimous
approbation of the members of that committee, made
a motion in that house for the prosecution of two per-
sons in connection with that election, to which the
house bad acceded. He did not know the other cases
to which the hon. gentleman referred, but he had no
doubt if the chairman of aoy other election committee '
made a similar motion, that the house would deal with
it when made according to its merits.
PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA-

I'[ON (IRELAND) BILL.
Tbia bill wai committed pro forma, for the introduc-
tion of amendment?.

REVISING BARRISTER 3 (DUBLIN) BILL.

On the motion for going into conrnitt,e on this bill,
Mr. NA PIER, at cinsidqralll length, stated his oh-
jecions to this bill. It would hare the eff-pct of depriv-
ing one of the present revising barristers of Dublin (Mr.
Shaw) of Ilia office without compensation. He moved
that, the house go into committee on this day month.
Mr. J. FITZGERALD resisted the amendment.

A diFcussion ensued, in which Mr. Hardy, Mr. I.
Butt, Mr. Whiteside, Sir G. Grey, and other hon. mem-
bers took part.
The house divided, when the numbers were—
For going into committee
Against it 57
Majority as
The house went into committee.
On the first clause,
Mr. NAPIICEZ. moved, ns an amendment, that the
Power of appointment should be transferred to the Inn!
Chief Justice, and that he should appoint one in addi-
tion tl the one already appointed by the Lord Lieute-
nant.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND op-
posed the amendment, contending that the English syi-
tern was not so much approved of as to warrant them in
adoptin4 it for Ir llnd. It would be an anomaly to
have two reviving barristers, one appointed by the Lore-
Lieutenant, and the other
Cy the Lord Chief Justice.
Mr. 'Whiteside, Mr. Butt, Mr. H. Herbert, Colonel
FreLch, Mr. I. Butt, and (Aber members addressed the
house, alter which the committee divided—
For the amendment ........................ 63
Against it............
............... 83
Majority .. ................. 25
port progress ......
Mr. NAPIER then moved that the-chairman do re-
s
A discussion ensued, but it was stopped by the stand-
ing' order of the house at ten minutes to 4 o'clock.
The Board of HePlth Continuanoo Bill passed through
committee.

SLIGO ELECTION COMMITTEE.
Sir J. BULLED, chairman of the committee, brought
up the report. It declared Mr. Somers not duly elected
at the la,t election, and that the Right Hon. J. Wynne
was duly elected, and ought to have been returned.
The usual notice to the C:erk of the Crown was
ordered.

The other orders were disposed of.
Tho house suspended its sitting and resumed at six
O'clock.

THE ELECTION PETITIONS.
Lord STANLEY brought up the report of Cie select
committee appointed to try the merits of the petition
complaining of an undue return for the borough i 4
Ipswich. The committee reported that llu2,rh Edward
Adair, Esq., and John Chevalier Cobbold, Esq , were
duly elected.
Mr. COI3I3ETT brought up the report of the select
committee appviated to try the merits of the petit:oa

against the return for the county of Huntingdon. The
committee reported that John Mayer Heathcote, EN.,
was not duly eketed, and that Edward Fellowes, EN.,
was duly thetdd.
The HON. MEMBER moved that the Clerk of the
Crown do attend the house with the last return for the
county of Huntingdon on Monday next to amend the
same by erasing the name of John Mayer Heathcote,
Esq.
Agreed to.