The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-16 00:00:00

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.

Mr. CONINGHAM asked the Att,)rusy General
whether it was the intention of the Government to prose-
cute the directors of the Royal British Bank? (Hear.)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL at some length ix-
plained that he had applied to Mr. Linklater for copies
of the evience in this case, which, when forwarded to
him, he should consider with a view to a prosecuti•,n,
in conjunction with other learned functionaries.
The law threw a great many duties of this kind
on the Atforney-General without,providinv him with any
machinery, and in this instance he should be indebted
to Mr. Linklater for the papsrs at the expense of the
shareholders. He asked the press to abstain from mak-
ing further remarks in the matter, as it might tend to
defeat the ends of justice.
SHERBURN HOSPITAL.

Mr. ATHEEZION aaked the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, whether it was the intention of
her Majety's Government to brin,! forward any measure
during the present session, foundedr on the ri-port of the
Charity Commissioners for E,:gh.nd and Wales, relative
to Sherhurn tio,pital, in the county of Durham ?

Mr. BAINES said that the Gavtrnment had no in-
tention to introduce such a bill this ges,ion.

PRISONERS AT lIONG KONG.

On the motion of the adjournment of the house until
Monday,
Lord R. CECIL called the attention of the First Lord
of the Treasury to the alleg,d detention at Hong Kong
of 42 prisoners, in a room 15 feet square for 20 days.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said tliat he had every reason
to believe that there was no foundation for the rumours
that had been spread relative to this subject. He had
seat to China for inturmation.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT.

Mr. W RITESIDE called attention to the conduct of
the Government, in not removing the court for the sale
of encumbered estates in Ireland to a more convenient
site than the present, in accordance with the recommen-
dation of a committee of this house.
Mr. HORSMAN said that the Government bad acted
upon the recommendation of the committee, which waa
made in June last year, and he wrote to the Treasury,
asking for an item of 10,0001, to he inserted in the esti-
mates of this year, for the purpose of building the new
Courts. That had been done, and the item would befound in
the estimates al'out to be laid on the table of the house.
There was every disposition and intentioc, on the part
of the Government, to afford every accoc-Anodation re-
quired for these courts.
Mr. NAPIER supported Mr. Whiteside's statements,
as to the inconvenience of the present courts.
GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
In coos, que. cc of the application of Mr. PALK and
Mr. T. DIJNCOMBEy
S,r G. GREY posponed the second reading of this
bid for a week.
PARLIAMENTARY OATHS.

The house having rtsulved itself into committee for
the purpose cf considering the oaths required to be taken
members of Parliamest on taking their seats after their
election,

Lord PALMERSTON rose and said,—Sir, in rising
to make the motion of which I have given notice I ought
in the first place to apologise to my noble friend the
member for the city of London for appearing to take out
of his hands a question which hag long occupied his at-
tention, and with which be has (halt in a manner that
entitles him to great credit. I can assure toy noble friend
that it was by no means from any wish to take unneces-
sarily from him a Baket to which he has devoted so
much attention that I gave notice of that Motion ; but I
was told by those who are mo-t interested in the quo. -
tion that the el wice of any bill which might be brought
in passing into a law would be vety much increased by
its being introduced as a Government measure by a mem•