The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-04 00:00:00

RELIGIOUS WORSHIP ACT AMENDMENT

BILL.
The Bishop of OXFORD asked if it was intended to
press this bill to a second reading on Monday next.
The Earl of SHAFTEiBURY said he should state
the principles of the bill on Monday; and postpone the
second reading till a future day.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
BEVERLEY ELECTION.
The SPEAKER announced that he had received a
communication horn the examiner of recogaieances,
stating that the recognisances for prosecuting an in-
qnry against the last return for Beverley were unobjec-
tionable.
THE PATRIOTIC FUND AND RUSSIAN GUNS.
Lord ALFRED CHURCHILL moved for returns of
the amcuot contributed by each of the colonies respect.
ively toward the Patriotic Fund, distinguishing the sums
voted by their differentLegielaturee from the amounts fur-
aished by voluntary subscriptions ; and, of the number
of Russian guns taken during the late war, which have
been distributed as trophies amongst the differeet colo-
nies, Specifying the number sent to each colony.—
Agreed to.
EAST INDIA (BISHOPS AND CATHEDRAL
ESTABLISHMENTS, &c )
Col. SYKES moved for a return of the annual expen-
diture for Ecclesiastical objects in India, at the diffe-
rent presidencies, from 1836-1837 to the latest period,
under the several heads of bishops and c:tthedral esta-
blishments ; number of regular chaplains ; number of
uncovenanted auxiliary chaplains ; cost of budding
churches; ciet of grants in aid of church buil iing ;
allowances to Rune.n Catholic chaplains; and miscall&
neous expenditure.—Agreed to.
EAST INDIA (MILITARY FORCE )
Sir F. SMITH moved for a return of the actual mili-
tary force that was in India at the time of the outbreak
of the mutiny at " Meerut ;" dieninguishivg the several
branches of the service, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers,
and Sappers, and Infantry ; and distinguishing the
troops of the Queen's service trim those of the East
India Company ; showing, also, as tar as can be
aszertaieed from documents now in the hands of the
Government and of the Board of Control or East India
Company, the stations at which the troops were at the
time of the outbreak of the mutiny severally quartered.
—Agreed to.
TRANSMISSION OF TROOPS AND STORES.
Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice of a motion
relative to the transmission of troops, etc., to India, but
be spoke in his usual low tone of voise, and was conse-
quently inaudible in the galleries.
ENDOWED SCHOOLS (IRELAND).
Mr. GREER asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether the report of the Conimissioners of Inquiry
in regard to endowed schools in Ireland bed yet been
given ; if noi,, when it was expected to be ready.
Mr. H. HERBERT said that the report had net yet
boen sent in to the Government but he expected shortly
to receiveie.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONS BILL.
Mr. KNATCEIbULL HUGESSEN asked the
Secretary of State for the Home Department whether
it urea the intention of the Government to re-introduce
the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill of last session during
the present session.- •
Mr. MASSEYsaid that such a bill would be introduced
in the other House of Parliament, but he was unable to
say whether or not it would contain the provisions of
the bill of !al session.
HIGHWAYS.
Mr. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSENaeked the Under
Secretary for the Home Department whether it was the
intention of Govern went to introduce a bill for the
amendment of the law relating to the management of
Highways durine the present session.
Mr. MASSEY said that he should introduce such a
bill next session.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH
EGYPT AND INDIA.
Mr. CRAWFORD asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether any arrangements bad been made, or con-
Government,
ventions catered into, by or on behalf of her Majesty's
with any cempanies, individuals, or foreign
governments, for establishing telegraphic commu-
nications with Egypt and India ; and whether any
negotiations were LOW pending, and with whom, in
reference thereto, and, if any had been terminated,
would he state the terms.
Lord PALMERSTON said the Government bad been
in communication with Austria on the subject, but the
conditions required by Austria were such that Her
Majesty's Government could not with propriety agree to
them, and therefore negotiations had been dropped.
(Hear, hear.) The conditions were, that Her Majesty's
Government should engage to use no other line
but that in theiromunications with In-
dia ; and, also, that this country should
undertake to continue the line from Suez to India ; ihat
the British Government declined to agree to. He hoped
Austria would be induced to adopt a line of communi-
cation through her territory, and it se, the Government
wood be ready to
pay for the use of the line
in such a manner as might be agreed to.
The Turkish Government proposed to estavdish a line of
telegraph from Constantinople or a point on the opposite
shore to the head of the
rsian Golf, with thoe
if the lino should be eetabPlieehed that the Turkishe orh Inp-
dian Government would carry it on from that point to
Kurrachee. (Hear hear.
,)
REWARDS TO INDIAN OFFICERS.
Camel NORTH asked if the officers who had
received titles from her Majesty, and the widow of
General Neill would be called on to pay the usual fees.
Mr. WILSON said they would not. Three years ago
it was arranged that such persons should not be called
on to pay fees. The officers engaged in the Crimean
war, rewarded in a similar manner, paid
no f .ee, and the same course would now be adopted.
(Hear, hear.)
ARMY WARRANT, 1854.
On the motion for the adjournment of the house,
Gen. PEEL asked the Under-Secretary what was the
result of the Government inquiry on the army warrant
of 1854, and what steps had been taken in consequence ?
Sir J. RAMSDEN said that, in consequence of the
Indian disturbance, the department to which it belonged
had not been able to direct its attention to the subject,
but he hoped shortly after the recess to be able to give
an answer to the question.
After some remarks from Col. NORTH, the subject
dropped.
ah ienbriirtoMtuhagieh
brought
VOTE OF THANKS TO THE INDIAN
OFFICERS.
Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Government
when a vote of thanks of the house would be proposed
to those officers who had CO gallantly distinguished
themselves in India ?
Lord PALMERSTON said he Was unable then to
name a day. Ile would give due notice when it would
be propose?.
ENGLISH ENGINEERS AT NAPLES.
and
of the Govern-
ment
eaiu,ti.lfound
EdaSoeuperbae 11:eierndc;
the
ee
Cagliari
ardetentionby te ol
Neapolitanßritish,
'nem .
Lord PALM.ERSTON raid that full inquiry had
been made into the circumstances, but the Govern-
ment did not consider themselves called upon to
interfere. These individuals had been taken in an
apparent violation of the Neapolitan laws, and her Ma-
. t '2l Government had no right to say they should not
jee y
be t led for that eoffouce. One of the must eminent
Neapolitan counsel had been appointed there, and so far
'sties Government bad no
THE ADDRESS.
Neapolitan Government.
address.
After a few remarks from Mr. PACKS,
the report on the
he report Was Unanimously agreed to.
BANK ACT.
'1 he house then went into committee to consider the
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Bank Aot of 1844.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to
lung under the attention of the house the (pee-
d a th it had led to the assembling of Parliament before
the us ial time. He commenced by calling attention lc
tit ch .rages made in the currency by the acts of the late
Sir H. Peel in 1819, and in 1844, the latter being in-
tended to make the convertibility of the note that was
made legal by the act of 1819. Under the act of 1844,
he power of the Bank of England was limited as to
issue, and that act prohibited any English Bank after its
passing from issuing bank notes, and limited the issue
if exit ting banks to the amount in circulation, but
mace no provision for issuing notes against
bullion.iiHe next referred to the act of 1845, for the