The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-04 00:00:00

ITALY.

The discussion on the Public Instruction Bill
continues in the Chamber of Deputies at Turin.
In the sitting of the 30th ult., on the 12th article,
which enacts that the Supreme Council of Public
Instruction is to be composed of 10 ordinary and
five extraordinary Councillors appointed by the
King, M. Menabrea moved that the Councillors
should be named by election. This amendment
was lost after an animated discussion. In the sit-
ting of the following day all the paragraphs of
Art. 12 were voted but one relating to the salaries
of the Councillors, the discussion being adjourned
to the following sitting.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. - -
On the motion of Mr. OLIVEIRA, leave wasgiven for
the introduction of various private bills, among them
was a bill to cnabl3 the 'Metropolitan Bard of Works to
make the proposed new street from the Borough to the
West-end. Mr. Oliveira, it would appear from this, has
succeeded the late Mr. Brotherton, as the mover of the
private bills through the different stages.
INCOME TAX.

Petitionswere
presented from Leicester, Stafford,
Ply m pton, St. Mary, Huntingdon, Bristol, Carlow,
Newbury, Wokinghaui, Swansea, Wells, Hackney, and
other places, against the property and income tax.
THE ADDRESS.
Sir J. RAMSDEN brought up the report on the
Address in reply to the Royal Speech.
On the motion that the Address be read a second time,
Mr. HADFIELD complained of the manner
in which communications were made to the
house in Royal Speeches, and also of the absence
of any sympathy of feeling being expressed in
such iocuments towards oar colonial fellow-
subjects. Proper attention was not paid to them, and
he instanced the state of India, a vast country, that
produced but few raw articles for our consumption,
whilst our trade had greatly increased ; and he
instanced our neglect of the cultivation of cotton
in that country. The necessity of a cheap and
plentiful supply of cotton was essentially necessary,
when they considered that the increase of our trade since
1852 had caused the erection of 737 mills and the en-
largement of others. He called attention also to the
want of silk, and the immense sums paid to China for that
article. British capital was kept out of India from the
uccertainty of the tenure of land and the want of a fee
simple in that country. Encouragement ought to be
given to the manufactures of this country, and he said
that the consumption of our mills last year was at the
rate of 43,000 bales of cotton per week, whilst at the
close of the year there were but 281,000 bales of cotton
at Liverpool, only equivalent to six weeks' consumption
of the mills of the country. The hon. gentleman then
referred to our dependence onAmerica, and the evils that
might result to our trade from any change of feeling be-
tween the two countries, and contended that it was as
unjust to India as it was unjust and injurious to the
trade of this country that facilities were not given for
the cultivation of cotton in India.
Admiral WALCOTT gave his commendation to the
caution, celerity, and efficiency that had actuated
the Government of Bombay with reference to Persian
affairs, and bore his testimony to the courage, zeal, and
ability displayed by the army and navy
in that affair.
With regard to the China attack, he considered that
Admiral Seymour had used all the forbearance
consistent with the circumstances, but he regretted
that he had not had a better foe to contend against, for
it was very much like using a sledge-hammer with which
to crush flies.

After some remarks from Sir J. FITZGERALD,
Mr. V. SMITH said that in reply to the statement of
the hon. member for Sileffield relative to the growth of
cotton in India, he could not add anything to what he
said last night on the subject. He was at a loss to un-
derstand the object and meaning of the hon. member
with regard to it, and added that every encouragement
was given to its growth in that country. It was not
the duty of Government to undertake the cultivation of
cotton, but give inducements to men of enterprise to
undertake it, and that the Government would do.
After a few words from Mr. A. KINNAIRD,
The Addreis wai read a second time and agreed to.
JUDGMENTS EXECUTION, &a.
Mr. CRA.WFORD obtained leave to bring in a bill
to render judgments or decreets obtained in certain
courts in England, Scothnd and Ireland, respectively,
effectual in any other part dthe United Kingdom.
KITCHEN AND REFRESHMENT ROOMS
(HOUSE OF COMMONS )
On the motion of Col. FRENCH, the Standing Com-
mittee to control the arrangements of the kitchen and
refreshment room in the department of the sergeant-at -
arms attending this house, consisting of Colonel French,
Colonel Dunne, Mr. Hayter, Colonel Boldtro, Mr.
Archibald Hastie, Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald, and Mr.
Home, was agreed to.
The house adjourned at halfpast one o'clock.

The EGnior prize scholarship at King's College, for
general literature, has been awarded to Mr, Hudson,
formerly of StAkwell Grammar-school.