The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-26 00:00:00

ILEFT SITTING.I

HQUSE OF COMMONS.—(TH.LS EVENING.)
,
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
The Birmingham Water Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Colonel FREESTUN presented a petition from the
Protestant Dissenters of 'Weymouth, praying for the
entire abolition of church rates.
SOUTH-EASTERN AND LONDON AND SOUTH-
WESTERN RAILWAYS.
Mr. PORTAL moved that standing order No. 17 be
suspended as regards a petition deposited in the Pris ate
8111-office on the 23d of March, relating to the South-
Eastern and London and South-Western Railway Com-
panies ; and that the said petition do stand referred to
the committee now sitting on the London arid South-
Western Railway Bill.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
The Usher of the Black Rod here appeared at the
table to summon the Speaker to the House of Peers to
hear her Majesty's assent to several' bills (for which gee
our report of the House of Lords).
The SPRAYER having returned from the House of
Lords,
Mr. PORTAL proceeded to enforce the argument.; in
favour of his motion.
Mr. DRUMMOND seconded the motion. •
Mr. W. PATTEN opposed the motion, as he believed
the railway would not be in any way prejudiced
.if
this petition was referred to the committee.
Mr. FREWEN supported the motion.
After some remarks from Mr. BOISITERIE,
The motition was agreed to.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented by Mr. Horsfall, from the
West India Association, against the proposed increased
duty-on sugar ;by Mr. Muntz, from Birmingham, signed
by 12,000 people, including the Mayor and ex-Mayor of
that town, against the Sunday Beer Bill ; by General
Peel, from Huntingdon, against the bill for closing pub-
lic-houses on Sundays ; by Mr. Roebuck, from Sheffield,
with a similar prayer ; by Mr. Packe, from' Melton-
Mowbray, with the same -prayer ; by Mr. Bright, seve-
ral petitions from Manchester with the same prayer ; by
Mr. C.. Druce, several petitions from places in Scotland
against the Lord Advocate's Education Bill ; by Mr.
E. Ball, from the Isle of Ely, for the abolition of church
rates ; by Mr. Biggq, from friendly societies in Leicester,
against the Beer Bill of last session ; by Mr. Cowan,
from Edinburgh, against the Maynooth grant. A num-
ber of other petitions were presented by hon. members,
the _purport of which we could not catch.
DECIMAL COINAGE.
Mr. B. SMITH gave notice that when the hon. mem•
bar for South Lancashire brOught forward his motion
relative to decimal coinage he should move an humble
address to her Majesty, praying for a congress of all
nations, at some convenient place, with a view to the
adoption of a common standard of money, weights, and
measures.

MILITIA.
On the motion of Lord LOVAINE returns were or-
dered, showing, in columns, the number of volun-
teers actually serving in each regiment of militia, em-
bodied or under training in the United. Kingdom on the
Ist day of March,. 1855 ; the number of , volunteers
actually serving in each such regiment on the 15th, day of
April, 1855 the number of volunteers enrolled previous
to the 12th day of May,,1854, who left each such regi-
ment after publication of a circular from the War-office,
dated the 27th day of March,- 1855 ; the number of
volunteers so enrolled 'Who took the bounty of" 11.,
offered in the-same circular, to complete their term of
service, and the amount of such bounty paid in each
regiment ; and the total number of all ranks (distin-
guishing the same) effective in each such regiment of
Militia on the 15th day of April, 1855.
LETTERS PATENT.

FR On the motionl of Sir J. SHELLEY a return was
ordered of the names and addresses of all persons who
have petitioned the Lord Chancellor to extend the time
for sealing letters patent, or filing specifications, under
the Act 16 and 17 Vic. c. 115, stating whether no order,
or any, and what order, was made, in each case.
RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.
Mr. ALCOCK asked the Vice President of the Bon.rd
of Trade, it he will consider it consistent with his duty
not to oppose any bills promoted by the South-Eaatern,
South-Western, or Great Western Railway Companies,
unless they guaranteed that the 'unction railway fr ni
Reigate to Reading (which was granted by Parliament
for the purpose of uniting by railway the ports of Dover,
Southampton; and Bristol), should be in fact, as well as
in name, a;'" Junction Railway," by causing junction
stations to be Made at the points of junction at Farn-
borough and Reading.
Air. BOTTVERIE replied that he was not prepared to
go the length implied by the hon, gentleman's question.
INCOME TAX IN SCOTLAND.
:Arr. W. LOCKHART asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer if it was his intention, in dealing with the
income-tax, to remove the injustice to which Vie proprie-
tors cif lands and house ^ in Scotland are subjected in re-
spect that no deductions are allowed to them for rates or
taxes , in accordance with the practice in England and
Ireland.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
his bon. friend seemed to be under the impression that
there was a difference in respect to Scotland with regard
to deductions. Such w
not the case, though in some
respects the Scotc
'1 landlordsa bbonrel under disadvan-
tage compared with those of England and Ireland. The
question had once before been under consideration, and
it was not his intention to propose any general altera-
tion in the income tax relativ to Scotland.
THE CAMP AT ALDERSHOT.
In reply to Colonel BOLDER°,
Lord PALMERSTON said arrangeenmeanttsAhida
Aldershot,
sbhe oe tn,
rande for erecting bets for 10,000
'which would be very soon ready.
sent thither twenty regiments of militia, There
would then be
threebattalion
hme rs
of field artillery, and two troops of cavalry ; but it was
not intended for obvious reasons to have any yeomanry
th as th
duty' m %.J., would not be embodied, for permanent
.-land eight days. (Laughter.)
Mr. MM'S
ARMY REFORM.
when the go asked the First Lord of the Treasury
country the alimentt to
would be prepared to state to t
in the different d rations which it was proposed
make
Lord PAlattAtsPartments connected with the army
plea of this importa"r ON said that the general princi-
details were under ?I,t matter had been settled, but tie
consideration of his right hon.
friend at the hear oef
his right hon. friend had LW: ar Department. When
time would be lost in hrin -de4 upon the matter, no
notice of the house. ojearlfZ:he subject under toe
THE SEBA.STOPOL COMMITTEE.
In reply to Mr. CORDIN, _....a&ITTEE.
Mr. ROEBUCK, as chairman of this committee, said
consideration
With
the committee had not taken it into their
when they should bring up their repert,
to the propriety of reporting
from day to day, orrerl
week to week, he would consult the other
members of
the committee. For his own part, he sawllear, hear.)
SUBMARINE no
°bieeti 'n
to reporting from week
to
THE BLACK SEAweek.
TELEGRAPH,
' In reply to Mr. LATARD,
Lord PALMERSTON said his right hon, friend the
Pirst.Lord of the Admiralty bad received a message this
day frarathe East to the effect simply that the submarit e
""graPh had been opened, but no news of importance
S 1.1:111Y6M that fact had been communicated to the Govem-
-4:
~,, - • t.. ear-) •
1 'l/ '. ...1, - ‘ OD said he had received two messages,
4: due'llt` and one td y, from Admiral Lyons, in
(
,--., '.& -ie . a last Admiral he bad no news to c 001,,,.
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-i laught.)
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4-: - ..4i` NNOOD -laid the tei legraphic compiumicAtoa
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