The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-06 00:00:00

GUANO.

Mr. SCOTT caPed the attention cf the Government
to the necessity of taking measures to obtain guano
from the Arabian Islands, on terms more moderate than
those lately concluded by the Government, provided pro-
tection be afforded to those engaged in its exportation,
and to secure its importation from those islands to this
country. Recomplained that the supply of guano was most
nneatiQfactory, the trade being a monorly in a few hands.
The Government had obtained a cesion of these islands
from the Imaum of Muscat, which they leased to mer-
chants and created a monoply, instead of securing them
for the advantage of the British agricul.urists.
This was in abuse of the prerogative of the Crown, and
showed the negligence of the Government to the agri-
cultural interest.

Mr. LABOUCHERE said he was able to add but
little to his previous answers to similar questions. The
Government bad followed the conduct of Lord Derby's
Government with reference to guano islands on the
coast of Australia, when they gave a licence to
private persons for six years, only binding them down
to import 500,000 tons per year into this country. He
bad endeavoured to impress un Messrs. Ordd and Co.
the necessity of supplying guano at a small cost,
and they bad consented to throw open the trade on a
royalty of 11. per ton. The president of the Royal Agri-
cultural Society and Mr. Caird had expressed their sa-
tisfaction at that arrangement, as being advanta-
geous to the British agriculturists. The atten-
tion of the Government had been called to facilitat-
ing the supply of guano, and Lord Clarendon bad re-
quested the Amiralty to give instructions to masters of
vessels to give all the information they could on procur-
ing supplies of guano.
The subject then dropped.
Mr. HENLEY
AND CASUALTIES.
LEY called attention to the returns of
wrecks and cunaltipes, lately presented to Parliament,
and asked the -Vie
haveresident of the Board of Trade if he
bad any objection toea return prepared, showing the
number of vesselsenteredi wards in the years 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, and 1856 , distinguishing the foreign and
coasting trades, and faohr.oeil,inn
antd.
British ships employed
in each re-pectively,
total
ltal number of Bri-
tish and foreign vessels, and the
g the
and casualties in each year, and the
per' number of wrecks
and foreign vessels wrecked, or to whichntage of British
casualties have
happened in each year.
Mr. LOWE said the Government were unable to give
such a return for the past. The fault had been leen and
instructions had been given to rectify that evil fsr the
future.
Mr. CARDWELL expresed his satisfaction at the
return, which showed a decrea,ze in the loos of life since
the alterations made by Parliament through the Board
of Trade.

POSTAL COMIUNICATION WITH IRELAND.
Lord NAAS called the attention of the hone to the
proposed improved postal communication with Ireland.
Mr. H. HERBERT said that the greatest possible
dissatisfaction prevailed in Ireland with reference to
this subject, and pressed the Government to sho w that
they had done all that was possible to effect this desi-
rable object.

Colonel FRENCH also complained of the present
communication.

Mr. WILSON explained the circumstances of the
case with reference to the subject, and said that con-
tinued negociations were going on to effect the object
desired. The commercial population of Ireland had no
doubt cause to complain of what appeared to be delay
on the part of the Government, but it arose
from the Government being unable to act on
the evidence given before a Parliamentary
committee presided over by Lord Naas, The railway

companies had stated their desire to give every facility
to the Government, but that they would not act on
the basis of Captain Huish's evidence as to the period
of transit. They wanted a longer period,
and there lay the difficulty, because if
time could not be gained so as to make a double transit
in 24 hours the public would gain nothing.
Atter some remarks from Colonel DUNNE,
Tue subject dropped.
CHINA.

Sir F. KELLY asked the Government if they in
tended to continue to act on the ordinance relative to
carrying the British flag in the China waters ? He con-
tended the ordinance was illegal.
Lord PALMERSTON said the question was re-
opening that which had constituted so long a debate
on China. There was no intention at present to discon-
tinue acting on the ordinance referred to.

The subject then dropped.
The adjournment was then agreed to.
(LEFT BITTING.)

LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening)•

WAR-OFFICE, Mencs 5.
Lord Panmure has received from Lieutenant-Colonel
Dunlop, Commanding her Majesty's troops at Hong
Kong, a list of casualties which took place before Canton
on the 12th of January last, of which the following is a
copy :
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED BEFORE
CANTON, JAN. 12, 1857.
59TH REGIMENT.
KILLED.
Privates James Meehan and Edwin Langford.
VtirOIINDED.
Drummer James Murphy, dangerously.
Private Evans Kennedy, dangerously.
William Irwin, severely.
Benjamin Burgess, severely.
• Edward Harwood, severely.
• Daniel Sullivan severely.
Charles Whitly, slightly.
Corporal Benjamin Cecil, slightly.
Officer.
Ensign Francis K. Statham, severely wounded.
(Signed) JOHN KING, Captain,
Town Major.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 31, 1816.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint G. J.
Eldridge, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at liertch.