POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY MORNING.
In the House of Commons yesterday, in Committee, resolutions moved by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to raise 2,000,000/. sterling, by the issue of Exchequer bonds or Exchequer bills, to be paid off, at par, at the expiration of ;my period not exceeding six years, interest pay-able half- yearly, charged upon the Consolidated Fund, were agreed to. Mr. LAING. said the Government had received information of the failure of the Red Sea Telegraph in several places, which would entail a consider- able expense on this country for the next fifty years.
A vote of 158,2291. for consular appointments abroad was agreed to. On the vote of 23,330/. for establishments in China, Japan, and Siam, another long discussion ensued. In this vote there was an allowance of 8000/. a
year to Mr. Bruce, the Envoy Extraordinary to China. After some remarks from Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Mr. AYRTON moved that the vote be reduced by
4000/. a year. A long discussion upon this point followed, and a con- siderable accession of Members appeared at the division, which showed the following result—For the amendment, 32; Against, 36. Majority, 4. The amendment was negatived, and the vote was eventually agreed to. Ten Members on the Conservative side, and about eighteen on the Minis- terial side, conducted the subsequent debate. The sitting was suspended at four o'clock. At six o'clock the House resumed.
Mr. KINNAIRD inquired whether any steps had been taken by her Majesty's Ministers to procure the restoration of the Christian women who had been carried off or sold by the Drnsee f At the same time, he expressed an opinion that the Turkish Government was not in earnest in Its professed desire to punish the guilty parties. Lord PALMERSTON said instructions had been sent to her Majesty's Re-
presentatives heSyriaand Constantinople, to demand the restoration of the Christian women. He, however, denied that the outrages committed had arisen from the tyranny of the Turks : and asserted that, on the contrary, they were rather owing to the want of a direct exercise of authority on the part of the Turkish Government. With regard to their origin, there could be no doubt that the Maronites were the aggressors ; but the commission which had been appointed to investigate the matter thoroughly would also inquire what form of Government would be best adapted to present the re- currence of such lamentable scenes.
In reply to Mr. SHERIDAN, Mr. S. HERBERT said that Captain Harvey, of the Royal Artillery, had examined the fragments of the gun which recently burst at Dover, and had discovered no flaw to =mint for such a result, and that not more than 200 rounds altogether had been fired from the gun.
. The House then went into Committee of Supply, and agreed to the Militia Estimates and remaining Army and Civil Service Estimates.
In the House of Lords, a discussion arose upon the standing orders in con- nexion with the Savings Banks Bill, the consideration of which was ad- journed till Monday. Various bills were advanced a stage, as will be seen by our index.
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