The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-22 00:00:00

Sir B. BALL moved the insertion of a provision re-
lative to the powEr3 of levying lighting, sewerage, and
general purposes rates, and the means by which these
rates were to be administered.
The clause as amended was afterwards agreed to.
Clauses 128, and 129 were also ordered to stand part
of the bill.

Clauses up to 134 were agreed to after some short

discussion.

On clause 135 being put, which proposed to assess
extra parochial places,
Mr. M. CHAMBERS denied the right of the house
to assess the Inns of Court. They had hitherto been
exempted, and he did not see why they should be taxed
for a drainage that they, did not want, and for which
they had already provided.
After some observations from Sir B. HALL, the clause
as originally proposed was agreed to.
Clauses up to 147 were agreed to, with a few verbal
amendments.

Clawes 148, 149, 150, and 151 were agreed to without
any diPeussion. _ _

On clause 152 being put, which gave the Govern-
ment the power of appointing auditors, some discussion
took place, in which Mr. Alderman Challis and Mr.
Williams deprecated the Government having that power,
and asserted that it ought to be vested in the rate-

payers.
Mr. Chambers, Mr. Wilkinson, Lord Ebrington, Mr.
Henley, and Sir G. Grey having said a few words on the
matter.

Sir B. HALL replied, and the clause as amended was
afterwards ordered to stand part of the bill.
Clause 153 as amended was also agreed to, as also was
clause 154, after undergoing some amendment.
Clauses 155 to 153 inclusive having been sanctioned,
The house resumed, it being ten minutes to 4 o'clock,
and immediately afterwards adjourned until 6.

The house resumed at six o'clock.
Several unopposed returns were ordered.

EDUCATION BILL.
Mr. E. DENISON gave notice of his intention to
move in committee on this bill a clause rendering at-
tendaneii at school compulsory on children under a cer-
tain age.
THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Lord SEYMOUR asked the Chief Commissioner of
Works, in reference to a return presented on the 19th
day of June, showing the proposed extension of buildings
connected with the Nee Palace, Westminster-1. Whe-
ther be had sanctioned the plans and estimates for
280,2721., on account of which sum 107,1751. has, it is
stated, been voted in this sess!on ? 2. Whether he had
approved the plans and estimates for further works pro-
poi.ed, to the amount of 651,2851., which are not in-
cluded in the plan of the buildings laid before Parliament
with the estimates of the present year 7
Sir W. MOLESWORTH said that two classes of
works were referred to in the return mentirned by the
noble lord. First, those works which were indispensable
for the completion of the palace, which had been sanc-
tioned by the Government, and were now in progress ;
secondly, those which bad been suggested by Sir Charles
Barry as desirable, but were not indispensable to the
completion of the palace, which had not received the
sanction of Parliament, and bad not been commenced.
It was estimated on the 31st March, 1854, that the sum
required for the first class of works would amount to
280,0001. ; of that sum 170,0001. was voted in the last
and 85,0001. in the present session. With regard to the
second class, in consequence of wishes that had been
frequently expressed by hon. members in that house, he
had requested Sir Charles Barry to report to him his
view as to any additional works which he considered de-
sirable or expedient, and he had received from Sir Chas.
a statement of those works, the cost of which was esti-
mated at 650,0001. But those works had not yet in
any way received the sanction of Government, nor were
they commenced. The report upon them was now under
the consideratian of the Treasury.
In answer to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY,
Sir W. MOLESWORTH said that the total sum ex-
pended on the new houses so far was about two-and-a-
half millions.

TESTAMENTARY JURISDICTION BILL.

In answer to Mr.-ALEXANDER,

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the delay in pro-
ceeding with this bill had been unavoidable, and had not
arisen from any doubt as to the propriety of passing it.
He had proposed to take it at a morning sitting, bit
there were many objections to that course. (Hear.) It
was intended to submit to the other house a bill relating
to church discipline ; there were some objections to that
measure, and he proposed to postpone the Testamentary
Jurisdiction Bill for a week, in the hope that these ob-
jections would be removed.
SOLDIERS' ARREARS.
Mr. STAFFORD asked whether any arraegem&nts
had been made for the payment of the arrears due to
those sick or wounded soldiers who had returned from
the Crimea. He observed that this was the seventh time
he had asked the question since the session commenced.
Mr. F. PEEL said the reason why they could not
settle the back pay of the soldiers in this country was
because they had not hitherto been aware of what was
the amount of money due to them up to the period when
they left the head-quarters of their regiments in the Cri-
mea, also the amount due when they were at Scutari.
It was now three months since peremptory instructions
had been sent to the paymasters to furnish accounts in
all these matters. Paymasters were also sent to Scutari
for the purpose of bringing up arrears, and several lists
had been sent in showing the amount due to the soldiers.
But the returns from Scutari were yet wanting ; as soon
as they arrived the arrears would be cleared off.
Mr. STAFFORD gave notice to call the attention of
the house to the subject this day.
COMMISSIONS OF DECEASED OFFICERS.

Mr. HEADLAM asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether he would lay upon the table of the house
the new regulation in the army, whereby officers are en-
titled to bequeath the regulation value of their commis-
sions under certain circumstances I
Lerd HOTHAM also inquired whether any further
grant would be required from Parliament to carry out
this. object I _
Lord PALMERSTON • said he had stated the other