The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-07 00:00:00

ODESSA.

A letter from Odessa of 23d Feb. informs us that
the announced Russian Steam Navigation Company
had as yet given no sign of life. Their agent, Capt.
Arkas, had endeavoured to purchase some steamers
in France, but could find none fit for his pur-
pose. He subsequently went to England, where
he purchased eight steam-boat=, which are daily
expected at Odessa. Trade is so dull in that
town that several merchant captains had discharged
their crews and laid up their ships, seeing no chance
of procuring a freight. The port had been frozen
for 10 days, and was not clear of ice until the 18th
Feb. The English steam-frigate, which brought
the English Commissioners for settling the boun-
daries, had sailed. The Danube being frozen, the
Commissioners could not proceed from Varna to
Galatz, and were forced to go round by Odessa.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YEsTraDA.L)
The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following private bills were read a second time
and ordered to be committed :—Cork Consumers' Gas ;
Liverpool Docks Committee and Birkenhead Decks ;
and Swansea Docks.
The Norfolk Railway bill was withdrawn.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
In answer to a question from Sir S. NOBTHOOTE,
Sir G. GREY said there would be no objection offered
by the Goveinment to going into committee on the In-
dustrial Schools Bill to-night pro forma, in order that it
might be reprinted with the amendments of the promoter.
THE BURIAL ACTS.
Sir DE LACY EVANS asked if it was the intention
of Government to introduce a bill to amend the Burial
Acts ; and if so, whether there would be any objection
on the part of Government that a clause similar to clause
8 of the Burial Act for Ireland, passed in the year 1853.,
be introduced therein, securing certain sacred rights to
bury in family vaults in existing cemeteries ?
Mr. MASSEY said that the Government bad had the
subject under consideration, but that in the present
state of affairs it was not likely they woul I introduce a
bill. He was unable then to state what would be the
particular provisions of that measure.
WEST LONDON UNION.
Lord C. HAMILTON asked the President of the
Poor Law Board whether the deficient accommodation
for the casual poor in the West London Union had been
officially brought under his notice `I
Mr. BOUVERIE said that, having seen a statement
in the public journals with reference to this union, he
had caused inquiries to be made into the subject. He
found that in the Union Workhouse there was a room for
casual poor, but that when it became full, those who
could not be received in the workhouse casual ward
were sent to a place in the neighbourhood of
King's-cross, which afforded the worst possible,
shelter. It was no better than a stabl
with a division in it for men and women, who were s-ap.
plied with a rug and 6 oz. of bread. Means bad ijeen
taken for remedying that state of things.
THE LIGHT DUES.
Mr. J. EWART asked the Vice-President, of the
Board of Trade whether it was intended to wake any,
and what, further reduction in the light dues levied by
the three general lighthouse boards, under tine Merchant
Shipping Act, 18541

Mi. I:OWE said that in 1854 the light dues for Eng-
land, Ireland, and Scotland were consolidated and
placed under the control of the Board of Trade. Since
that time they had taken off dues to the amount of
100,0001., and had erected 21 lighthouses, and were
now negotiating the erection of 13 more.• Without in-
cumbering the funds the Board of Trade were making
arrangements for reducing the dues 50,0001. more.
(Hear, hear.)

AMEER ALI MOORAD KHAN.
Sir F. KELLY asked the President of the Board of
Control whether, in the case of the petition presented to
her Majesty the Queen by his Highness AR Moored
Khan, on the 13th November last, and by her Ma-
jesty referred to the Board of Commissioners for
the Affairs of India,, any decision had been come to by
the Board; and if so, on whatground the communication
of that decision was withdrawn from the petitioner, who
was now in London awaiting such decision
Mr. V. SMITH- said that a communication was not
made to Aweer Ali Moorad Khan, because it was thought
he had left the country. The G,tvernment afterwards
found be wal in this country, and they had now com-
municated the decision to him.

PERSIA.
On the motion of the adjournment of the ho.use,
Mr. LAYARD renewed his question with reference
to the production of the papers relative to Persia.
Mr. Y. SMITH repeated his answer given above.
Mr. GLADSTONE said that he was not satisfied
with the answer. If they were not to discuss the ques-
tion till the assembling of the new Parliament the war
would be over, and all interest in the question at an end.
After some remarks from Mr. WHITESIDE, the
subject dropped.

THE RESOLUTE.
In reply to some remark from Mr. EVELYN relative to
the conduct of the Admiralty in reference to the Arctic
vessel Resolute, in stripping and dismantl ng her,
Sir C. WOOD said that on the arrival of that ship
into this country every attention was paid to Captain
Hartstein and his crew—(hear, hear)—and be offered
on the part of the Government to send them
back to America in a Government frigate, but which
be politely declined accepting. What had been done to
the Resolute had not- been done discourteously to the
American Government, but with a view to her preser-
vation. The same was done to the most valuable ships
in our navy when they were not required for active

service.