The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woo!-
! ack at: 5 o'clock.

Lord DONOUGELMORE presented a number of
petitionw from several places in Ireland in favour of the
total sb,llition of the income tax, and also praying that
the sal Iri'es of medical officers, in connection with the
poor laws,. might, be paid out of the Consolidated Fund,
instead of, as at present, out of the poor rates.
The LO RD CHANCELLOR presented a petition
from the So cle.ty for the Protection of Trade, praying for
an extension. of county courts in Liverpool, and also for
the appointrne at of an additional judge.

PERSIA.
The Earl of EGLINTON said that the noble earl
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs the other night in-
formed the house that, by the treaty lately signed with
Persia the Gov ernment were about to give np the right
of protection to all Persian subjects except in respect
to those employeul in British consulates and missions
in this country, provided all other nations agreed to
do the same. He wished to ask the noble earl whether
our protection would not extend to the wives and families
of those employes ? It would be recollected that the
late liar was caused through the imprisonment of
the wife of a Persian employe. While he was on
his Ws, be begged to ask whether there was any truth
in a paragraph which he had seen in an evening paper,
taken from a Dutch journal, which stated there had been
a conflict between two English ships and a Japanese
naval force?

The Earl of CLARENDON said it was understood
by the treaty that the wives and families of our em-
ploye as well as the employes themselves, would have
the right of protection. With respect to the other ques-
tion asked by the noble earl the Government had re-
ceived no intimation on the subject.

NAPLES.
The Earl of HARDWICKE called the attention of
the house to an understanding which had been come to
at the termination of the Congress lately held at
Paris, that a combined squadron should be sent
to the Bay of Naples. He wished to ask the noble
lord opposite whether he would state the reason which
had led to the sudden change of the determination of
the Governments of Eneland and France ?
The Earl of CLARENDON said he should confine
himself simply to answer the question put to him by the
nnt.le earl. After it became known that it had
been determined by the Emperor of the French and
the British Government to send two or three vesscls to
the Bay of Naples, private information reached the two
Governments of such a nature as to induce them to alter
their determination. (Hear, hear.) It was stated that
an armed insurrection of Neapolitans was about to break
out in consequence of the expected arrival of that squad-
ron. As such a proceeding was far from being the otject
,deFor.2d by the Western Powers, and as they rather
desired to modify discontent that existed rather than
ac crease it, they, therebre, thought it desirable to desist
fr 'in their original intention of sending the vessels to
Naples.

Eiarl GREY said the subject was a very important
opt., and could not be properly discussed at that mo-
ment, but he trusted on the re assembling of Parliament
the vchole question would receive co-,aplete investigation.
Ater a short ccnversation vhe subject dropped.
CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL.
_ _

Ot the motion of Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY
thin was read a third time and passed.

RACE HORSE DUTY BILL.

0.. the motion of the same noble lord this bill was
also read a third time and passed.

PAUPER MAINTENANCE BILL.
This bill was also read a third time and passed.
MUTINY AND MARINE MUTINY BILLS.
On the motion of Lord PANMURE these two bills
were read a second time.

TInPRIAL PARLIAMENT' lat that port.
Edinburgh, guardship of the steam squadron of reserve
The Electra, 14, shop of war, Commander William
Morris, from Australia, is hourly expected at Sheerness,
when she will proceed to Chatham to strip and pay off.
She left the Downs this morning at 7 o'clock, and was
not in sight at three p.m.
The Cressy, 80, screw, Captain Richard L. Warren,
upon her arrival home from the Mediterranean, will, re-
port says, proceed to this port and pay off.
Upwards of 100 of the Royal Artillery in garrison at
Sheerness who have volunteered for service in China,
and been daily expected to leave the garrison, have
been informed that their services are not likely to be
required, and no further reinforcements will at present
be sent to China.

DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL T. WHINYATES.
We regret to announce the death of Rear-Admiral
Thomas Whinyates, which mournful event occurred at
his residence, No. 10, North-place, Cheltenham, on the
15th instant, in the 79th year of his age. Rear-Admiral
Whinyates entered the navy in 1793, and served as mid-
shipman of the Veteran, commanding a boat at the cap-
ture of the French frigate Bienvenue, and was present
at the storming of Fort Royal, Martinique, in 1794; of
the Robust, in Bridport's action in 1795 ; and in War•
ren's action in Donegal Bay in 1798. He obtained his
first commission Sept. 7, 1799, and was promote I to the
rank of commander, May 16, 1805. After having far
some time commanded the Zebra, bomb, he was ap-
pointed, in March, 1807, to the Frolic, a new brig of
384 tons, mounting 16 32-pounder carronades and two
long sixes, in which vesesl he proseeded in the course of
the same year to the West Indies. On October Is, 1812,
while on his passage home in convoy he fell in with, and
at the end of au action of 50 minutes was captured
by the United States' sloop of war Wasp, Captain
Jacob Jones, measuring 4,34 tons, and armed with
16 32-pounder carrnnade and two brass long 12-pounders,
ixclusire •f 2 brass 4-pounders. The Frolic before the
contest had been severely damaged in a gale. Her crew,
debilitated in health, consisted of 92 men (inoluding one
passenger, an invalided soldier) and 18 boys ; while the
crew of the Wasp amounted to as many as 135 able-
bodied roes and 3 boys. The British in the action sus-
tained a loss of 15 seamen and marines killed, and their
commander, two lieutenants (one of them mortally), the
master (nmrtally), and 43 seamen and marines wounded;
the Americans of 8 killed and about the same number
wounded. On the same day the Wasp was herself
captured and the Frolic retaken by the Poictiers, 74,
Captain John Poo Beresford, who allowed Captain
Whinyates (so "decidedly gallant" did he esteem the
conduct he had displayed) to continue in command of
his brig until he reached Bermuda. The court martial
which assembled afterwards to try him declared that he
had done all that could be done in her defence, and most
honourably acquitted him. He was advanced to post-
rank by a commission bearing date Aug. 12, 1812; and
was placed on the list of retired rear-admirals October 1,
1846.