The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-04 00:00:00

TEWKESBURY ELECTION.

Mr. ELLICE jun., reported that the committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the election of Tewkesbury de-
clared Mr. J. Martin duly elected for that borough.

INDIA.

Lord C. HAMILTON asked the First Lord of the
Treasury, what day he would give for the conclusion of
the Indian debate, the adjournment of which on the 23d
June was agreed to by the President of the Board of
Control on the ground of the great importance of the
subject.
Lord PALMERSTON said he was unable to fix a
definite period for the resumption of the debate, owing
to the pressure of business.
ORDNANCE SURVEY.
Sir D. NORREYS asked the Secretary to the Trea-
sury when the supplemental estimate for the ordnance
survey of Scotland would be presented to the house ;
and whether any orders or instructions had been issued
to the Ordnance Department in respect of the scale on
which the Survey of Scotland and England was to be
drawn in future.
Mr. WILSON could not state the precise time when
the supplemental estimates would be presented. After
the decision of the house, orders had been issued to the
Ordnance Department, that all work commenced from
this time should be drawn on the 6.inch scale.
POSTAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LON-
DON AND DUBLIN.
Mr. CORRY asked the Secretary to the Treasury
whether the Government had accepted the conditions
of a contract for an improved Postal and Passenger
Communication between London and Dublin.
Mr. WILSON said that, with the exception of
one point of a trifling character, arrangements had been
made between the Great Northern Railway and the
Post-office for the conveyance of the mail. the land
passage would be perfoKmed in 34 hours, and the whole
service between London and Kingston would occupy 11
hours, and between London and Dublin 11 hours.

THE CASE OF JOHN TILLEY.
Mr. DRUMMOND asked the Secretary of State for
the Home Department what report. he had received from
the Commissioners of Lunacy with regard to the com-
plaint of Thomas Tilley, that he had been confined in an
iron jacket in a dark room for seven weeks in the Bever-
ley Retreat for Lunatics near York, to which Commis-
sioners the said complaint was sent for investigation ?
Sir G. GREY said that this lunatic was a violent man,
but the commissioners had condemned, in strong terms,
the particular treatment complained of, which conduct
would not be repeated in future.
BOARD OF HEALTH ACT.

On the motion of adjournment,
Mr. PALK asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department if it was the intention of the Government
to bring in a bill to remedy the defects proved before a
select committee of the present Board of Health
Sir G. GREY said that a bill had been prepared to
remedy the defects in the Act of 1848, but he could not
admit that the Board of Health had been so much coc-
demned by a select committee as the hon. gentleman
seemed to infer. The bill to be introduced contained
considerable improvements upon the Act of 1848.

BRITISH GUIANA.
Mr. T. BARING, after adverting to a petition he
had received from British Guiana, asked whether her
Majesty's Government had adopted any measures to fa-
cilitate immigration into that colony ? He thought that
an abundant supply of free labourers could be obtained,
under proper regulations, from Africa, India, and China.
Mr. LA BOUCHERE was anxious to give every faci-
lity for the introduction of free labourers from every,
quarter into the colonies, provided the existing condi-
tions be maintained. These conditions were absolutely
necessary to protect the immigrants, and to guard
against the horrors of slavery being revived under an-
other name. With regard to emigration from China,
Lord Elgin had been instructed to obtain the fullest and
most authentic information o❑ the subject. The atten-
tion of the Indian Government had also been directed
to the matter.