The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-04 00:00:00

WAR SHIPS IN JAPAN.

Mr. WARNER asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether it was true that a considerable naval force had been
directed to proceed to the Japanese waters, and whether
precautions had been adopted to prevent any consul or other
civil authority from commencing a war with Japan without
instructions from the Government. _ _ _

Lord PALMERSTON said he believed a part of the
squadron which had been in the Chinese waters would
visit Japan, not with any hostile intention, but to give
more support to English interests in Japan.

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PUBLIC BUSINESS.
In reply to Mr. 13NTINC/C,
Lord PALMERSTON said it was intended to go into
committee of supply on Thursday evening, but with regard
to the army and navy estimates, they would be pr
with according to the progress made with other business
during the week.
THE VACANT SEATS.

In reply to Alr.i3ExTlNcx,
Sir G. C. LE WIS said that the bill rating to the four
seats to be appropriated to new boroughs IWd not be taken
on Thursday next.
CONSOLIDATED UND AND EX.
CHEQUER
BILL ACCOUNTS

The house went into committee on this bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
the following resolutions
1. That it is the opinion of this committee that the
principal moneys of Exchequer bills issued under the au-
thority of Parliament, together with the interest thereon,
which may become payable from time to time shall be cb arged
upon and paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United
Kingdom or the growing produce thereof. 2. That the
interest on such Exchequer bills shall during their cur-
rency by law be payable half-yearly by coupons
and shall be paid at the Bank of England. 3. That an
option shall be given at the expiration of each 12 months to
to the holders of Exchequer Bills to be paid the prin-
cipal moneys of all Exchequer Bills held by them and
such principal moneys when paid shall be paid to the
holders at the Bank of England ; and that all Exche-
quer Bills not so paid off from time to time shall
have currency for the next 12 months following the date of
such option, 4, Pat, What such exchequer 611841 k. paid

This Day,
between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. 11. S.
9 a.m.
--
Nairn 29•63 35 34 W.S.W. 3 9 s. - 3
Aberdeen
Leith 29/9 39 37 S.
Berwick 29.94 39 36' W.S W. 2 1 b. 1
Ardrossan 2914 41 39 ;N.W. 4 1 b. 3
Shields
Scarborough a 29'80 39 37 W.N.W. 4 3 b. 2
Hull
Liverpool 3o'ol 41 39 W.S.W. 5 7 c. 4
Queenstown 3025 44 43 W.N.W. 3 1 e. 2
London 2017 41 40 INLW 4 2 b.
Dover 29'93 43 41 N.IT.W. 2 7 o. 2
Portsmouth
Portland
Plymouth
Penzance
Jersey.
EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level : each 10 feet

ExrLANATIox.—B. Barometer, corrected and Weed
to 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100 the increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ;
f., fog. ; h,, hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., ram ; s , snow ; t., thunder. A letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).

WIND AND WEATHER
Birmingham, N.W. ; fair
Bradford, W.; showery
Boston, N.B. ; fine
Brighton, W.N.W. ; fine
Bristol, N.W.; fine
Cambridge, N. W. ; fine,clear
Cardiff, S.; fine
Chathani,N.N.W.; fresh,fine
Deal, N.W. ; rain
Doncaster, S. ; fine
Dublin, W.S.W. ; fine
Dundee, N. ; fine, cold
Edinburgh, W.; fine, frost
Falmouth, N. ; fine
Glasgow, E.N.E.; damp
Goole, E.; cold
Gravesend, N. ; fresh, fine

,EPORT, THIS DAY, 9 A.M.

Holyhead, NW. cloudy
Leeds, S.W.; fine
Lowestoft, S.W.; fine
Middlesborough, S.E. ; fine
Milford Haven, S.W. ; ins
Newcastle on Tyme,W.S.W. ;
fine

Newmarket, W.; fins
Norwich, W.; fresh, fine
Penzance, N.N.W. ; cold
Portsmouth, N.W. ; fine
Sheffield, N.W. ; fins)
Stockton on Teer,, W.; fine
Sunderland, N. ; fine
Wakefield, N.W. ; fine
Whitehaven, ; fine
Wolverton, S.W. ; windy

lIIIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, March 4.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly ; fresh breeze, and fine weather.

CLYDE, March 2.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Arthur
Pardew, and City of Palaces, from Mauritius. SailAtl—
City of Benares, for Colcutta; John Bell, screw steamer,
for Portland, U.S.
PLYMOUTH, March 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Polsr,
from Corunna; Feline, from St. Domingo; Theron, from
Odessa.

Coml., March 2.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Wings of the
Morning, for Barbadoes.
DEAL, March 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Fylla, from
Rio Janeiro. qm,
RAMSGATE, March 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrired—Bar •
naby, from London for Bilboa..

(EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived, March 2—Alliance, steamer, from Havre; Dora,
from Cardiff.

Arrived, March 3—Norman, steamer, from the Cape of
Good Hope ; Tagus, steamer, from Lisbon.
Sailed—Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey.
Arrived, March 4—Teutonia, steamer, from Hamburg.