The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARL I. A KENJI

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

Alexander Scott's Hospital Estate Bill was read a
second time.
THE PROMISSORY OATHS BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that the following
lords form the select committee on the Promissory Oaths
Bill :—The Duke of Richmond, Bishop of Oxford, Lord
Lyvedon, and Lord Westbury.
Notice was given that it would be moved to-morrow
that Lord Russell be added to the committee.

HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION (IRELAND)
BILL.
In reply to Lord RUSSELL, it was stated that the secon
reading of this bill would take place on Monday.

EAST END MUSEUM SITES
This bill was road a third time and passed.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER. took the chair at four o'clock.
THE WAIL-OFFICE.

Mr. OTWAY asked the Secretary of State for War
whether Sir Henry Storks had boon appointed to an office
under the Secretary of State for W'e'ar; an I, if so, whether
lie would state the nature of that office and the salary
attached to it.

Sir J. PAKINGTON said it was quite true that Sir H.
Storks had accepted an office under the Secretary of State
for War. The office was a new one, and would be called
the Comptroller, with the rank of Under-Secretary of State.
The salary attuohed to the office would be £2,000 a year.
He could not at that moment conveniently state more
about the appointment.
THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

Mr. B. POTTER asked the Secretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs whether he had a-ay objection to give a re-
turn of the names of the persons for whom the clerks
in the Foreign-office now act as agents, or have so
acted at any time during the last five years ;
of the emoluments which such clerks have individually
received for such agency during the last five years, and
the amount received by them from each person ; and,
whether there is any truth in the statement which has ap-
peared in the public press that the agencies in tho Foreign-
office are to be abolished.
Lord STANLEY said ho had no objection to give the
names of the clerks in the Foreign-office who now act as
agents, and with respect to their emoluments ho was pre-
pared to give the aggregate amount received from each
agent and the amount contributed by each. He might
now say that the question of abolishing these agencies was
under consideration.

INDIAN BANKING.
Mr. NICOL asked the Secretary of State for India
whether the Bombay Government had been authorised to
take shares in and resume a connection with a new bank
similar to that existing with the institution now
being wound up under Act 19 of 1857 of the Legis-
lative Council of India; whether, as stated in
a recent memorial of shareholders, two millions
sterling bad been lost of the original capital of £2,090,000
of that establishment; and, whether he would lay before
the house the whole of the correspondence connected with
the liquidation of the old and the reconstruction of the
new Bank of Bombay.
Sir S. NORTHOOTE said it was quite true that the
Bombay Government had taken shares in the new Bank of
Bombay. The relations with the new bank would be very
different from those with the old bank, and a Government
inspector would be appointed instead of Government
directors. With regard to the loss mentioned by the hon.
member, he was not prepared to say the amount was like
that stated by the hon. member in his question. With
regard to the papers, he had no objection to lay them on
the table.