The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-04 00:00:00

MERTON COLLEGE ESTATE BILL.

This bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. HADFIELD presented petitions from a total
abstinence society in favour of the Beer Act of last
session.

Mr. BROTFIERTON presented a petition from Black•
burn against the Accidents on Railways Bill.
SUPPLY.
Mr. FITZROY brought up the report of the com-
mittee of supply.

Sir F. BARING objected to the proposition for re•
tired allowances' considering them far too large, and
totally uncalled for. It was true that many officers had
done great service, but he could not see the necessity of
rewarding them so liberally.

Sir D.NORREYS considered the proposition for re-
tired allowances totally uncalled for, and one which never
ought to receive the sanction of Parliament.

Mr. MACARTNEY deprecated the unjust way in
which retiring allowances were made ; men that had
performed perhaps some of the most important offices of
the State were rewarded by the mere nominal allow-
ance, while others who had done little or nothing for the
good of the country were rewarded far beyond their
deserts. These were facts that gave great discontent to
the country, and ryas calculated to bring any Ministry
that supported them into contempt. He was in hopes
that in another session the right hon. bart the member for
Portsmouth would bring forward some specific measure
on this important subject.
Mr. WILSON defended the Treasury minute, believ-
ing that it had not been made without due considera-
tion as to the operation of the Superannuation Act. It
only applied to persons who were incapacitated by age
or ill health for performing their duty. All that had
taken place had been done with the full authority of an
Act of Parliament, with a large consideration for the
public interest. By the payment to the parties of about
£2,000, upwards of £ll,OOO would be ;eyed to the
public.

Mr. F. FRENCH contended that gross injustice had
been done to many parties, which ought to be remedied.
The proposition was then agreed to.
Some other objections were made to the bringing up
of the report, which, after some discussion, were with-
drawn.

The report was then agreed to, and the house went
into committee on

THE LUNATICS ASYLUNI (IRELAND
ADVANCES) BILL.

On clause 1,

Colonel DUNNE moved an amendment to the effect
that a certified copy of the returns to the governors of
such asylum shall be sent to the grand jury of
each of the associated counties connected with the
asylum, and if any difference arose as to the cost of the
erection, enlargement, or construction, &c., of such
buildings to be referred to the Lord-Lieutenant, who
shall appoint a commission unconnected with the Board
of Works to examine and report thereon. He complained
of questions of this importance being brought forward at
so late a period of the session that it could not be pro•
perly discussed, and when most of the Irish members
had left.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
had no objection to the first portion of the amendment,
but considered the latter uncalled for.

MTARTNEY supported the amendment.
Mr. F. FRENCH hoped the hon, and gallant gentle
man would not press his amendment. He thought the
words, " not connected with the Board of Works"
tended to cast a slur on that department.
Tho amendment was withdrawn, but ultimately the
first portion of the amendment was agreed to, and the
clue amended.

On einuge 6,

G)l.lael DUNNE moved another amendment, to the
effect that the commissioners for this act should not be
the Commis inners of the Thard of Works, but ulti-
tnelv withdrew it.

T!-e. other c!auses of the bill were agreed to, and the
biil through c

NAVIGATION WORKS (IRELAND) BILL.
_ .

Tii.: bid, after a` short discusion, passed through
conialittee, and vim ordered to be raported ; the premix-
hie, howeve:r= being postponed.
PUBLIC nEALTII ACT (18541 CONTINUANCE,

&c., BILL.
This bill a'so pissed through committee.
DISEASES PREVENTION BILL.
This bill went through committee.
ORDNANCE BOARD BILL.

This bill a,!.:0 Went through ccmmittee—.
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and it
being 10 mil.utes to four the house resumed.

Sir B. HALL said he would bring on the third read-
ing of hii Public Hea,lth Bill to-morrow (Saturday), at
one o'clock.
The house afterwards a,tijlurnel until sl% o'clock.

The liou..e remlnecl at, six o'clock.

Mr. A. PELLA.TT presented a petition from South-
wark, praying fur an alteration in the Charitable Trusts
A.

Mr. COBDEN and Mr. BRIGHT presented petitions
from dairetit parts of Lancashire, complaining of
spiritual destitution in those districts.
QUESTIONS.
Lord R. GROSVENOR asked the Under Secretary
for War whetherthe distribution of the medals to the re-
latives of the soldiers who had fallen in the present war
was to be delayed to some indefinite period ?
Mr. PEEL said when the medals were obtained from
the Mint they would be sent from the War Office to the
panties. •
Col. FREESTUN asked the Under Secretary for
War whether it was the intention of the Government, in
compliance with the report of the Arctic expedition com-
mittee, to recommend that her Majesty would be graci-
ously pleased to grant a decoration to the officers and
men employed in that expedition ?
Sir C. WOOD said he had not seen the report, though
he believed it was printed, and he did not, therefore,
know what was the recommendation of the committee.
Lord R. ,GROSVEI\TOR asked the Solicitor-General
whether it was his intention to go on with the Leases
and Sales of Settled Estates Bill this session ?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said it was his inters
tion, and lie hoped the bill would pass.
Sir C. WOOD then explained, in reference to certain
words attributed to him in connection with the subject
brought forward by the hon. and gallant officer opposite
(Admiral Walcott) the other night.
Colonel DUNNE asked if there would be any objec-
tion to officers of marines being appointed to the Tur-
kish contingent ?
Sir C. WOOD said there was a great objection to the
appointment of officers already on active service.
Mr. GIBSON had seen in the papers, that about the
latter end of May or the beginning of June Admiral
Dundas, in command in the Baltic, had issued a Pocia-
mation, stating that the instructions were to capture
merchant vessels, the property of Russia, carrying on
trade in the Gulf of Finland, and that
when these vessels
appeared to be of.small value the cruisers were to for
de-
stroy them. He-wished to know,
was t competent
admiral to decide
the executive government to direct an
that decision,
should not rather be left to a court of competent juria-
was,vehether any c_otn.
upon the property of a ship, and whether
the Government of the
dmincttiloican
t?io.
nHihsasdecobnedenqumesatdioenby
,
'majesty s Government on the
tdeclaring that
en
United States to her majesty's
of
the President
paragraph in the Message
ods
and whether a conventio
free ships made free go
property from seizure had bll
mt
consideration I been
mooted, Dundas had a die.
vessels,crelnreply '
tthoooetxer oPrtw'Pasriuvandte er
Sir C. WOOD sald that
large or small, in the Baltic.
toe question from Mr. BRIGHT,
Lord PALMERSTON said that the papers connected
tionary power, to captture or destroy all Russian
with the recent unfortunate transactions on the coast of
Africa were in the hands of the printer, but the Govern
went had not as yet been able fully to examine them.
admission Thu s da y
to t w t o
he soldiersstra strangers'
Colonel NORTH called attention to the fact that ma
uniform had bienoreftleede
of
g in
gallery
Commons.

Lord PALMERSTON regretted the occurrence, and
asked the Speaker if there was any standing order which
excluded soldiers in uniform from the house.
The SPEAKER said there was no such order, but a
tacit understanding appeared to prevail that soldiers in
uniform should not be admitted. He saw no reason
why they shoull be excluded so long as they were
unarmed. (Cheers.)
Mr. STAFFORD hoped it was to be understood that
henceforth they would be admitted unarmed. (Cheers.)
WAYS AND MEANS.—AUSTRALIAN STEAM
COMMUNICATION.
On the question that the report of the committee of
ways and means be brought up,
Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to ask the Secretary of the
Treasury whether any arrangements had yet been en-
tered into by her •Majesty's Government for renewing
steam postal communication with the Australian colo-
nies • and whether any and what answer had been given
by her Majesty's Government to the address from the
Legislative Council of Victoria, in which they offered,
on the part of that colony, to contribute 50,000/. per an-
num towards the cost of steam communication with
England ? He had put a question as to these papers to
_ the noble lord the member for London ; but tke noble