The Sun. — 1858-06-08 (London, England)

HOUSE OF LORDS. —( rESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock.  Lord KINGSTON made a remark which did not reach the gallery, (Loud cries of " Withdraw, withdraw.") Lord REDESDALE said the questions had in point of fact been answered by the noble lord at the head of the government, and if Lord Kingston intended to bring forward any charge, he ought to do so in a proptr manner.  The Earl of HARD WICK presented a petition from Sheffield, signed by upwards of 3,000 persons, praying for the reiteration of the royal family of Oede. Lord PANNIURE said as the nohlti lord the UnderSecretary of War was present he . begged to put a question to him. I-, would be recollected that during the mutiny in India, a considerable outbreak took place at a station (Jelindhur, as we understood), which was under the command of Col. Johnston,.of the 87th Regiment. This offie2er Lad been :wound of a great derelic lion of duty. In the first place, he bad been accused of not having in proper time disarmed the mutineers ; and, secondly, of great remissness in not following them up after they hail mutinied and murdered several of their officen. He had heard that a fell inquiry into all the circurnstanee3 had been taken, first, by the Deputy Judge Advocate-General, then by the Judge Advocate-General himself, and, laetly, by the Commander-in• Chief, Sir C. Campbell. His reason for asking the question was because he found there was no means in this country of officially promulgating the decision that had been arrived at. To a mdit-try man he need not say nothing was dearer than his reputation ; and, under those circumstanc?s, he begged to ask whether it was true that Col. Johnstone had been acquitted of all the charges brought against him ? Lord ILA tWINGE said be had great pleasure in answering the question put to him by the noble lord. A most searching investigation had been made into the charges, attended by the Commander-in• Chief, Sir Colin Campbell, and the result was that Cd. Johnston,: had been hay and honouraliy acquitted of the charges brought against him. He had great pleasure in making this announcement, because he believed Col. Johnstone was a gallant and energetic officer, and hack been most unjustly attacked. Lord PANMURE thanked the noble lord for the answer.  Lord CAMPBELL augzested that the clerk should be directed to omit the notices from the votes. (Cheers.) The Eirl of WICKLOW said that was the fourth time the notices had appeared on the paper, zed it wool reffict, great discredit on the house if it should be in the power cif any individual to place libels on the notice paper, and then refuse t bring the matters forward. After a few words from Lord ROME and Lord DUNGANNON, The Dake of BUCCLEUCH thought the suggestion of the noble and learned lord (Lord Campbell) a very proper one in the present case, but said their lordships ought to be very careful before they formed such a precedent. Would it not be better to move a standing order of the house, _ in order to prevent such a course being taken in future.  Lord CAMPBELL did not think that would bo necessary, as be hoped it would be many years before such an occasion as this recurred.  Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY hoped the noble earl would h.el that it was the sense of the house that if he had any charge tl make ar.raiost Sir James Brooke it was competent to him to bring it forward specifically by a motion ; but I.e was sure the noble earl would also feel that it was not desirable to persevere in the °nurse be bad taken, of giving notice of questions which inferentially brought charges against an individual. The Earl of KINGSTON addressed a few sentences to the house, which were quite inaudible. Lord PORTMAN said it could not but be obvious to the noble earl that it was not the wish of the house that be should proceed in the course he had adopted, and knowing the wish of his brother peers, he was sure he would defer to it, and at least for the present altogether withdraw his notice.