The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-03 00:00:00

PETITION.

Lord WESTBURY presented a petition praying for an
alteration in Courts of Justice in Scotland, and stated that
he quite concurred in it, and should after the Easter recess
call attention to the matter.
THE LAW OF PARTITION. _ _

The LORD CHANCELLOR would request their lord-
ships to bring in a bill which should contain a law
to be called the Law of Partition. He did not at that
stage intend to enter into any details, but observations
concerning it would be printed and circulated.
The bill was read a first time.
AFFAIRS IN CRETE.

Lord STRATIIEDEN rose and called the attention o
he house to the correspondence with regard to the dis-f
urbances in Crete.

The Earl of MALMESBURY said if ho had heard aright
what was the state of the rebellion in Crete, and what was
the policy of ;the British Government with regard to the
Cretans. Now the policy had been whether it ever was
to endeavour to adjust matters amicably, without inter-
fering with the rights of another Power, though there
had b3en so much cruelty, but not so much as had
been stated. According to the statement of Mr.
Elliott, the insurrection had died, and that of late there
had only been a few skirmishes. The fact was that the
Cretan war was a religious one, and they were ruled over
by a Pasha who was a most Ns orthy man, and be thought
he might say that the amiable weakness of this gentleman
was that when the insurrection broke out he allowed them
to go so far that they thought they could go farther. The
Turkish Government had now appointed two Christian
governors. They also felt a delicacy about interfering
with the operations of foreign Governments, and it won d
be long before they would be induced to interfere in any
way actively.
After a few remarks from the Duke of ARGYLL,
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tars EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR, a now writ was
ordered to issue for Launceston, in the room of Alexander
Henry Campbell, who had accepted the office of steward
of the Manor of Northstead.

THE IRISH C lIURC H.-THE ADJOURN.
ME NT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

Mr. DISRAELI said he thought it would be bettor, at
the present opportunity, to state the course the Govern-
ment intended to pursue with regard to the adjournment of
the house kr the Easter holidays. Although he had for-
merly stated that he could make no announcement on the
subject until the division had been taken on the motion now
under the consideration of the house, he thought it would
be for the general convenience of the house if he stated
that it was his intention to move that the house, at its
rising, adjourn until Monday, the 20th April. There was,
he thought, no doubt that the house would divide
to-night—there certainly might be some difficulty in
the matter, but he thought under any circumstances
there would bo a division, and the right honour-
able gentleman opposite would either find himself in a
minority or majority on the question that the house
go into committee. If the motion of the hon.
gentleman was defeated then the arcangomenl
he had to propose would of course altogether alter ; but
supposing for a moment it was found to have a majority
—(loud laughter, and cries of
." hear, hear")—the course
the Government would pursue had been indicated by,
more than one of his hon. colleagues. What, therefore
he proposed was to offer no further opposition to
the next stage, but to consent to the house going
into committee on the resolutions pro forma, and
then to report progress; and after Easter he should be
happy to give the right honourable gentleman opposite
every facility for proceeding with his motion. (Hear.)
There was certain business always fixed for the Monday
and Tuesday after the recess, and the Budget was set
down fof Thursday, beyond which day it would be most
inconvenient to postpone it. As it was for the conve-
nience cf the house that the debate should be carried on
during consecutive evenings, therefore he should propose
to the right hon. gentleman to proceed with his com-
mittee on Monday, the 27th. He had to inform the right
hon. gentleman that he should give his resolutions his
Most unequivocal opposition. (Loud cheers from
.the
Ministerial side of the house.)
Mr. GLADSTONE said he had to make a protest upon
one ground only, and that was that it was inconvenient
to alter that day, which had been settled last evening,
as many members might not be in the house.
(Hear, hoar.) The right hon. gentleman had stated
that if any objection was made to his proposed arrange-
ment ho should not feel bound to sustain it, but as far as
he was concerned he (Mr. Gladstone) thought all had
been done as far as was convenient, and it would
be most convenient that the debate should
proceed uninterruptedly, and therefore some
parties must be prepared to make sacrifices. (Hear, hear
hear.) He did not wish that the country should see
any evidences of hurry in the matter. (Loud cries of
" Hear, bear" from the Ministerial side of the house.)
Monday and Tuesday having been appropriated, and
Thursday having been already fixed for the Budget, and
supposing that which the right hon. gentleman thought
impossible—(hear, hear)—
Mr. DIS RA E Mt—Unreasonable.

Mr. GLADSTONE—WeII, we all see so many things
that are strange—(loud laughter)—but under all the
circumstances he was not at all inclined to ob-
ject to his taking the first day after that
fixed for the financial statement for the bringing forward
his resolutions, which he should bo prepared to do on the
27th of April. (Loud cheers.)