The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-15 00:00:00

METROPOLIS,

Lord EBRINGTON, having no desire to impede the
public business, postponed his motion relative to the sani-
tary condition of the metropolis, and to the urgency of
enabling the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers to
turn to account the two months remaining available for
the execution of preventive and palliative works efore
the hot weather rendered imminent the outbreak and
spread of epidemic disorders.

CUSTOMS DUTY BILL.
After a few words from Mr. M`GREGOR and Mr.
HEYWORTH against the bill, the third reading was agreed
to without a division.

DISTILLA noN OF SPIRITS FROM MALT.
In answer to a question from Mr. GROGAN,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated
it was his intention shortly after Whitsuntide to intro-
duce a bill for the permission of distillation from malt in
bond, and to extend to sugar the same regulation as
malt, the change to commence from October next.
METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT BILL.
On the order of the day for the house going into com-
mittee on this bill,

Sir B. HALL said it was not his intention by this
bill to interfere with the principle of Hobhouse's Act, or
in any manner to modify it. Amongst the alterations
he proposed, was that of altering the amount of qualifi-
cation for vestrymen in the metropolitan districts.
Under Hobhouse's Act the qualification was
401. in the metropolitan districts, but he found that in
some of the districts there were few 401. houses, in com-
parison with others of a less value, and he proposed that
in such parishes where the 401. houses formed an insig-
nificant portion of the rateable houses the qualification
for vestrymen should be reduced to 251., and he
further proposed that the necessity of residence should
be abolished, because he thought it a hardship that mer-
chants and others who were largely rated in one parish
and resided in another should be prevented, because they
did not sleep on the premises, from taking part in its local
government. This bill had only been denounced at one pub-
lic meeting in the metropolis at which there were not
more than 30 rate-payers present, which he looked upon
as significant of the bill being received with satisfaction
in the metropolis.

Lord EBRINGTON moved, as an amendment, that
the further consideration of the bill be deferred till the
house had decided upon the principles of the bill an-
nounced by the President of the Board of Health for the
modification of the act commonly known ae Hobhouse's
Act, which act was proposed to be incorporated in the
Metropolitan Bill. His lordship at great length en-
tered into the objections he had to the details of
the measure, which he said were in union with the
opinions of his constituents.

- Mr. LABOUCHERE, was opposed to re-discussing
this bill after the house had once approved of the prin-
ciple, and hoped the house would be allowed to go into
committee on the bill.

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought the bill, as it was
at present, rather unintelligible.
After a somewhat desultory discussion, Lord Ebriog-
ton withdrew his motion.

Mr. MACKINNON then moved that the bill be referred
to a select committee, and the motion was seconded by
Mr. Ps LLATT.

Sir G. GREY opposed the motion, considering that
no grounds had been stated for referring the bill to a
select committee.

Sir G. Pecbell and Mr. Williams likewise opposed
the motion, which was supported, io a modified manner,
by Mr. M. Chambers and Lord Ebrington, and, upon a
division, negatived by 131 to 8.
The house then went into committee upon the bill, a
few of the clauses of which had been gone through,
when the Chairman was ordered to report progress.
The Jurisdiction of the Staunary Court Amendment
Bill was read a second time.
The Burial-grounds (Scotland) Bill ,passed through
committee.

The Infants' Marriage Bill was read a third time and
passed.

Ober bills passed through committee.
Mr. KENDALL obtained leave to bring in a bill der
the better regulation of the payment of poor s rate on
the royalties of mines in England and Wales ; and the
Lord Advocate a bill to consolidate and amend the laws
relating to bankruptcy in Scotland.
The house then adjourned.