The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-17 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS--YESTERDAY.
The house re-assembled to-day at 4 o'clock after the
Easter recess.

NEW MEMBERS.

Mr. Bouvaniz was sworn, and took his seat for the
Kilmarnock Burghs.
Mr. Pnicz was sworn, and took his seat for Glou-
cestershire.

Mr. BRAND was sworn, and took his seat for Lewes.
THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were read a third time :—Dursley
and Midland Railway, Ossett Gas, and South Stafford-
shire Railway.
The following bills were ordered to be considered :
Belfast and County Down Railway, Bristol and Exeter
Railway ; Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Hal-
stead Railway ; Grand Junction Water ; Great North
of Scotland Railway ; Great Northern Railway (In-
crease of Capital) ; Salisbury and Yeovil Railway ; South
Wales Mineral Railway ; Southwark and Vauxhall
Water ; Swansea Vale Railway ; Vale of Neatb Rail-
way ; and Woolwich Equitable Gas Bills.
PETITIONS.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from New-
castle-on-Tyne, praying for Parliamentary Reform, as
the only safeguard against the mismanagement of the
war.
Mr. KEATING presented a petition from a parish of
St. Mark, against the Metropolis Management
Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from p. parish
in Oxford, in favour of the abolition of church rates.
Mr. COLLIER presented a petition from Plyznouth
against the importation of Russian produce.
Sir B. HALL presented several petitions from St.
Pancras, and other metropolitan pariThes, in favour of
the Metropolitan Local Management Bill.
Mr. WICKHAM presented a petition from Sr. J.
U. Walker, proprietor of the Halifax Guardian, pray-
ing for an amendment of the Newspaper Stamp Bill,
now before the House of Commons, by substituting a
halfpenny stamp for a penny one.
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP BILL.
Mr. BOUVERIE, in reply to a question by Mr.
Collier, stated this bill was now ready, and he hoped to
have an early opportunity of laving it before the house.
Mr. P. URQUHART gave notice that when the
hon. member for North Warwickshire (Mr. Spooner)
brought forward his motion for the repeal of the May.-
tooth grant, he should move that the house go int
committee on the Ecclesiastical Establishments of
Ireland.
METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT BILL.
Sir B. HALL moved the second reading of this bill.
Mr. WILLIAMS considered before they were called
on to agree to the second reading they ought to bo made
acquainted with the specific arrangements intended as to
the management of the sewerage. The burden of this
.12e thought ought to be thrown, at least to a great ex-
tent, upon the landlords instead of the rate-payers.
Mr. PELLATT said, in his view, the bill, since it
had been printed, bad been rendered a far more work-
Ibis bill than it was at first, though, at the same time.
without impeding the progress of the bill, he wished
should be referred to the same committee
as that which sat on the Nuisances Removal Bill. He
thought the north and south sides of the river ought to
be divided for drainage purposes ; for instance, what
have the inhabitants of Southwark to do with those of
Greek-street, Soho ?

Mr. T. DI7NCOMBE wished this house in its paint-
ing and the decorations were in a fit state to do honour
to the visit of the illustrious personages whose visit
was welcomed this day by the nation—(hear, hear)—
and that was an object which he believed such bills a,4
this was calculated to effect. (Hear.) A good
deal had been said in the discussion on the first read-
ing of this bill about reform ; but he wished to
know when they were to have a reform in the city of
London, or whether they should get through Temple-
bar this sear. (Laughter.) He gave this bill his heartysupport._
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Mr. BUTLER eaidhe had received deputations from 21
parishes on this bill ; he agreed with the main provisions
of the bill, but he thought some of the details were ob-
jectionable.

- Mr. BRADY expressed his approval of the general
principles of the bill, as did also Sir DE LACY EVANS and
Mr. LAEOUCHERE, the latter expressing a hope that they
should soon see the introduction of a bill for the reform
of the London corporation.
Sir G. GREY said it was the intention of her Ma-
jesty's Government to introduce, during the course of the
present session, a bill for a reform of the Corporation of
the City of London. (Hear, hear.)
Sir B. HALL said, some gentlemen had a horror of
the word " vestries," and therefore he should call them
local hoards, and they would be elected in small parishes
as a distinct board, which board would have the ma-
nagement of the paving, lighting, and cleansing of their
particular districts. He believed it was impossible for
a central board to manage the arterial drainage, aild he
thought it would be much better to have local and dis-
trict boards for that purpose, as was the case in ad VI--
large provincial towns of the kingdom. If this hill
passed it was his intention to bring in a bill to ainenrl
Hobbouse's Act, especially that part of it which referred
to polling places in the metropolitan districts. (i-ftar.)
As to referring the bill to a select committee, be did
not think it at all desirable to do so ; the principle
of the bill was fully acknowledged by the hnuse,
and in the house its details could be n uch
better discussed than in a select committee ; and it W 4 aid
be his duty, therefore, to resist any motion for send GO:
the bill to a select committee.
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed.