The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS, July 16.
THE KHYBER PASS.
The Earl pf ELLENBOROUGH, seeing the Noble
Marquis the Lord President in his place, wished to avk
him if Government had received any dispatch from India
on the subject of the late expedition to the Khyber Pass ?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied that such a
dispatch had been received, but there were portions of it
which he did not think it would be advisable to lay be-
fore the House.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGU objected to its being
produced in a mutilated form, as such a course was cal-
culated to produce much misapprehension.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE'S answer was in-
audible in the gallery.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH hoped the Noble
Marquis would read the dispatch himself, and decide.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would read the dis-
patch himself.
Ths Earl of ELLENBORMIGLI would be perfectly
satisfie3 it the Noble Marquis would do se,

publicrosebyicontemplationreductionsgreatunderstood, service. It was, he
Foreign Ambassadors to such reduce the salaries of our
an
extent as was aliso-
to the interests
lutely imcompatible with a due
of the country. At the regardsame time
that it was in contemplation to he
understood
of all persons connected with the judicialreduce the salaries
of the country, in order, he supposed,
cs establishments
ruin upon our domestic affairsPwhelhto bring the same
reduction would bring upon our foreignthe first-named
desirable if iil-judged retrenchment sv affairs. It was
day, that it should take place was the order of the
it should commence at the top. and that roughout—th at
no rank in the
country should be exempt from retrenchment. Ho would
give notice that he should, on Thursday,
humble address be presented to her Aa.ruove that a
her Majesty that she will be graciouslyjs ' praying
pleased
to be caused to be laid before the House
au account stating the amount of saying
in the civil list since 1838, distinguishing each year, made
the savings made in each year. He knew that there ands
a bargain made with the Crown at the commencement
of each reign; but that bargain was made upon the
supposition that things would remain ioeLrly in
their then po.dtion, and if retrenchment took place
in any department of the public service, why
should it net take place in all? It was painful to him to
add another obiervatien, which, however, he felt himself
compelled to make. If any person should say, as had
been said to the late Duke of Cambridge, and been by
him repudiated with indignation—if any one should dare
to say that the time had arrived for lowering the English
aristocracy, then he would say that the person so speak-
ing; was guilty of the greatest imaginable folly, fur that
Parliament had resolved that the English aristocracy
should nut be lowered—(flear, hear)—but the English
aristocracy *mild be lowered if such things were per-
mitted to pass as were now passing. A lady of the
very highest rank, who was nearly and intimately con-
nected with Dukes and Marquises, had been redneed to
the humiliating necessity of advertising for employment.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the
office alluded to had been filled up by the up-
point opt of a most meritorious functionary,
but from the low tone iu which the Noble Marquis
spoke it was impossible to catch the name of the
person so appointed, neither can we be certain whether
or not the name was mentioned.
The Marquis of WESTMINSTER, who spoke in a
very inaudible tone, was understood to say that the
lady alluded to had b en appointed to some situation.
Lord BROUGHAM had understood that the appoint-
ment had been made, but not confirmed.
LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL.
Lord I'ORTMAN, in moving the second reading of
this 13111, which came from the House of Commons.
observed that it had been introduced for the purpo-,e of
improving the relations between landlord and tenant.
The only diffetenoe between this Bill and the one
which was propesed last session consisted in its being
extended to Iceland. The object of the 13111 was to
permit tenants for lia3 to make agreements which would
be binding on their heirs wid successors; and though
permissive in one sense it was not so in another.
Lord BEAUNIONT observed that though this was
calle
d a petmiszive irm,isuie, it, was only so in regard to
those who would profit by it, while it was compulsory
on these who suctesd.d the tenant, who made an ar-
viaueemeet under the Bill. There was not a single pro-
t that
s, tlo !il 111 it which could be commended, and believing
would be injurieua to the interests it wee pro-
posed to beuefit ile! would a'°" that
* it be read a second
time this day
six months,
Lord 1111OUCillAkiopposedthe d
second reading of
the Bill. ,