The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-18 00:00:00

I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

ROUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY).

The LORD CIII.NCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

Lord CRANWORTII presented a petition from Berk-
shire, complaining of the decision of the Lords Justices
with reference to the trusteeship of grammar schools, and
praying their lordships to pass a law to remedy the griev-
ance.

Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY presented a number
of petitions from Stockport, Halifax, and other places, pray-
ing that dissenters might be allowed to administer trust
funds of grammar schools.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a similar petition.
THE lONIAN ISLANDS.

Earl GREY asked the noble earl the Under-Secretary
of State for the Colonies whether the accounts which had
appeared in the newspapers respecting certain changes in
the constitution of the lonian Assembly, recommended by
Mr. Gladstone, as Lord High Commissioner to the lonian
Parliament, were authentic—if so, whether Government
approved of them, and whether there would be any objec-
tion to lay the whole of the correspondence on the table of
the house ?

The Earl of CARNARVON said die account that had
appeared in the newspapers of the message and resolutions
sent by Mr. Gladstone to the Government were perfectly
authentic and correct. The noble and learned lord also
asked if the message had the sanction of the Government,
In answer to which he would say, that when the difficulties
had first arisen in the lonian Islands his noble friend at the
head of the Government had proposed to Mr. Glad-
stone that he should proceed thither to inves-
tigate on the spot, and that gentleman at or ce
acquiesced, and in a short time afterwards took his dar-
ture. On reaching the lonian Islands he had executed his
task with the greatest ability. He had transmitted to this
country the result of his investigation, and he had con-
sidered it advisable to make certain recommendations, that
would be put into effect at once. The report of Mr. Gladstone
had received the fullest consideration of the Government,
and they completely concurred in all that had been done.
With respect to the last part of the question, that the Go-
vernment would lay the papers before their lordships he re-
gretted that he could not give him an answer in the affirma-
tive. The whole of the correspondence so closely related
to the questions before the lonian Assembly, that
nothing could really be more prejudicial to their
deliberations than to publish them at the present moment.
So soon as the Assembly have pronounced their decision in
refusing or accepting the propositions, there will be no un-
willingness ox the part of'the Government to lay the whole
of the papers before Parliament.
Earl GREY—Then I give notice that on Monday next I
shall move an address to the Crown for the production of
the papers, in order to raise the question and to give the
Government an opportunity of more fully explaining their
grounds for refusing to prod.uce the papers.
The Earl of DERBY said it would be most impolitic to
produce the correspondence. He should, therefore, decline
both at the present moment and on Monday next, to enter
into the discussion of the question.
After a few words from the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH
and Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, the subject dropped.
LAW OF PROPERTY AND TRUSTEES RELIEF