The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-04 00:00:00

PRACTICE OF THE HOUSE.

In answer to a quettion from Mr. FORBES MAC-
KENZIE,

Lord J. RUSSELL said the lion. Gentleman would
find that it had been usual for the Members of the Go-
vernment, at the beginning of the session, to bring for-
ward motions of which they had given notice on Tues-
days and Thursdays. He should certainly endeavour to
avoid as much as possible the Tuesdays and Thursdays
fir Government notices.—(Hear, hear.)

SAVING-S' BANKS:
Mr. H. HERBERT said the Ct ancellor of the Ex-
chequer had two notices on the paper for to-morrow re-
specting savings' banks, and he (Mr. H. Herbert)
begged to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, in the
absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it was
the intention cf the Right Hon. Gentlemen to refer the
Bill relating to savings banks, of which be bad given
notice, to the Select Committee on Savings Banks?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought it would be incon-
venient to answer that question.

Mr. H. HERBERT asked the Noble Lord if it was
the intention of the Government to compensate the
Rochdale Savings Banks depositors the loss they bad
sustained ?

Lord JOHN RUSSELL declined to answer that inter.
rogatory.

BORNEO.

Mr. HUME asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether the Noble Lord would lay upon the table of the
!louse the reports furnished by the commanding officers,
whether of her Majesty's or the East India Company's
navy, engaged in operations for the alleged suppression
of piracy, against the natives of Borneo, on the rivers
Moratatias, Surebas Sakaran. and other places, during
1849, together with the correspondence be tween,Sir James
Brooke and her Majesty's Government on the same subject.
When he had previously put this question, or had rather
intimated his desire to do so, be had been informed that it
was possible that the correspondence might be resdy by
the 31st of March. Were they then willing to give that
information?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Government
were quite ready to give all the information which they
possessed.
Mr. HUME would also ask whether there would be
any objection to the production of copies of the corre-
spondence between Mr. More O'Ferrall, the Governor of
Malta, and her Majesty's Government in England, re.
scoeting the refusal of the Governor to grant an asylum
in that island to the Italian refugees in the year 1849?
Lord J. RUSSELL had not the slightest objection to
produce the correspondence as soon as it was received.
Mr. HUME further wished to inquire if there would
Le any objection to the production of the correspondence
between the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands and her Majesty's Government respecting the
state of Cephalonia, the proclamation of martial law,
and the punishments inflicted under that law?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the fullest informa-
tion which came to hand should be laid on the table of
the House.—(Hear, hear.)
THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. EWART wished to inquire of the Hon. Member
for Lancaster (Mr. Greene) how soon it was likely that
the new House of Commons would be ready for the re-
ception of Members?
Mr. GREENE said a at it wound be impossible to say
when the House would be finished, but he might say
the chamber in which the House would sit would be
finished this session, but that without the refreshment-
rooms and other offices it would be impossible to occupy
it. From a communication from Mr. Barry, however,
he might say that that gentleman had stated that if a
vote were taken shortly, that the whole of those offices
and the House itself would be ready for occupation at
the beginning of next session.
IRISH POOR-LAW.

Mr. P. SCROPE wished to asked the Secretary for
Ireland whether he had any objection to lay before the
(louse papers relating to the working of the poor-law in
Ireland, and whether the Bon. Gentleman could give
any information to the House re'ative to the union of
Kilrusb, whether the poor-.!aw was in a state of sus-
pension in that district?
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that a quantity of statis-
tical intormation was in a state of prepara,ion, sod
would shortly be laid on the table of the House.

THE GREEK WAR.
Mr. M. GIBSON wished to ask whether the Foreign
Secretary could give any information to the House
respecting the late transaction in Greece?
Lord PALMERSTON said that as the communica-
tions made to the Greek Government with respect to
compensation to be given to certain British
and lonian subjects had had no effect, Sir
W. Parker bad been ordered to put himself into com-
munication with Mr. Wyse at Athens. The last ac-
counts stated that Mr. Wyse had gone on board Sir W.
Parker's flag-ship, in order to be in a position better to
enforce his demands.—(Laughter.) There the account
:ert off.
RAILWAY AUDIT.

In reply to a question from Mr. SANDFORD,
Mr. LABOUUBERE stated that at the end of last
session, when the Government had expressed its inten-
tion of bringing in a Belle ay Audit Bill, the body of
railway directors tad expressed a wish to have it left
to them. All the world knew they bad frame.' a
Bill which a few days ago they had relinquished
He was given to understand that an important and influ-
ential body of •hareholdors intended to bring an Audit
Bill before the House. He would repeat what he had
stated last seasior, that he sincerely desired the ques-
tion would be taken up by railway proprietors
themselves, fur it would be much better for such a mea-
sure to emanate from them than from the Government ;
there fore, he would wait to ace what the nature of the
promised measure as before he made any definite
statement to the House on tte subject.—(Hear,
hear.) But he would say this, that whatever measure
was proposed, it was due to the House and the public
that it should be brought in without any delay.

INVESTMENTS OF BRITISH WORKMEN IN

FRENCH BANKS:

Mr. SANDFORD wished to know whether the Go-
vernment had received any information respecting the
return cf the savings of English working men, who
had been expelled from France, and who had put their
money in the French savings' banks.

Lod PALMERSTON replied that a great deal of
communication bad passed between the two Govern-
ments on the subject. Perhaps it was known that de-
positors in these banks could not by the law of France
withdraw all their deposits without a short notice.
The Government in consideration of the parties being
working men, however, waived this, and consented to
the withdrawal of the depocits on proof of the amount
invested. Certain sums had been remitted to this coun-
try through the ambassador, but to what extent they
went ho was not prepared to say.
COMMITTEE OF SELECTION.
The Committee of Selection for the present iesaion
was named and appointed.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Mr. C. VILLIERS brought up the report on the
Addreso, which was read a first time.

On the question that it be read a second time,
Mr. DISRAELI observed that the answer just given
by the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign De-
partment to the Honourable Member for Manches-
ter reminded bim of the assurance given to the
House in the Speech from the Throne—namely, that her
Majesty continued at peace and amity with all foreign
powers, was at least premature.—(Hear.) It appeared
to bim at the time, that the language which contained
that assurance, ought not, under any circumstances,
to have escaped the notice of the House of Commons,
because this was the second year in which a very signi-
ficant alteration had taken place in the terms in which
the Sovereign had communicated to the represen-
tatives of the people the relations which subsisted
letevcon her and foreign powers. Formerly it was
the practice for her Majesty in her Speech to as-
sure the House that she continued to receive from all
Foreign Powers assurances of a friendly, disposition, but
last }ear there was a singular omission in the Speech of
this paragraph, and the House was not assured that her
Majesty received such assurances from abrcad. This
year the language was still more meagre and suspicious
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sure the commercial classes of this country that there
was no prospect of a continuance t f those blockades,
for which the present Government had been so remark-
able.—(Hear.) He should have taken that opportunity of
calling attention to this tart of the Speech on Friday,
had it nut obstructed their coming to a division that
night ; but he would now supply that deficiency, and
would take leave to refer to an occurrence
which had occasioned considerable sensation
in this country, as well as to other matters
of foreign affairs. Perhaps the Noble Lord could tell
them whether, if her Majesty continues at peace and
amity with all foreign powers, her Majesty's represen-
tative had been received at the Court cf Madrid; and
whether the Court of Vienna had sent an Ambassador
to the Court of St. James's?—(Hear, hear.)