The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,. TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1855,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Paidl RAIImArs;

Leasing
Compans.

Closing Price
yesterday.

Business
this day.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY

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The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock.
The Lords' amendments to the Folkestone Improve.
meet Bill were considered and agreed to.
Petitions were presented by Mr. Hastie, from Paisley,
against the sale of intoxicating drinks ' • by Mr. Black•
burn, from Caithness, against the Lord Advocate's Edu-
cation Bill ; and by Capt. Scobell, from 17 of the north-
ern ports, praying that vessels, when unseaworthy,
should be reported and condemned.
NUISANCES REMOVAL AMENDMENT BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, com-
mencing at clause 16, which was agreed to, as were
also clauses 17 and 18.
On clause 19 words were inserted by Mr. HENLEY
and Mr. WILKINSON empowering the magistrates be-
fore whom complaints shall be brought under the pro-
visions of this bill, to give costs to a party against whom
complaints shall be made on frivolous or unfounded
grounds, or abandoned or withdrawn alter it shall have
proceeded so far as to put him to expense in defending
himself.
Clause 20 was agreed to.
r Clause 21, which contained provisoes as to proceeding
against owners and occupiers, was negatived.
On clause 23 being put, which proposed that open
ditches should be covered or improved,
Mr. MITCHELL proposed that an exception should
be made in the cases of mills, mines, print works, bleach
works, or manufactories.
The hon. member's proposition was withdrawn upon
the understanding that other words would be substituted
in the clause to carry out in substance the proposition
of the hon. member,
After some further discussion, the clause, as amended,
was ordered to stand part of the bill.
On clause 24, which inflicted a penalty of 2001. for
causing water to be corrupted by gas washings, being
put,

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- Mr. ADDERLEY proposed that other nuisances be-
sides gas washings should be made part of the clause and
come under the provisions of the act, when they caused
pollution to streams, rivers, or ponds.
Sir B. HALL said, that in adopting this clause the
Government bad only followed the provisions of all the
Gas Companies' Act. He would propose to the hon.
member to allow the clause in its present shape to pass,
and on the third reading, on bringing up the report, it
would be competent for him to insert a clause which
would carry out his views.
After some further discussion,
Lord R.GROSVENOR hoped that his hon. friend the
member for North Staffordshire would persevere with his
proposed amendment. Nothing was more monstrous
than that parties other than Gas Companies
should be allowed to poison the pure streams
and rivers of the country. They had had quite
enough of the pollution of the Thames by gas works, to
do all in their power to prevent the adoption of other
pollutions.

Mr. MACGREGOR believed that something ought
to be done on this subject, but he was convinced, if
the hon. member for North Staffordshire's amendment
was carried, it would injure manufactories over the
whole country, would have the effect of depreciating the
value of land in the country, and especially in Cornwall.

. _
Mr. ADDERLEY then withdrew his amendment.
ViscGunt EBRINGTON defended the present drain,
age of London, and trusted that no measure would
be brought forward which by its stringency would
have the effect of putting a stop to the drainage as it at
present existed, and thereby render matters far worse
than they were at present. The best mode to promote
the health of a neighbourhood was first to purify houses,
next streets, and then rivers.

Mr. COW AN thought that great latitude ought to be
given on the subject of allowing poisonous matters to
flow into rivers and streams, as it would, no doubt,
greatly impede manufactures and agricultural improve.
ments.

After some further considerable discussion the amend
merit was withdrawn, and the clause, as originally pro•
posed, was argeed to.

[LEFT SITTING.]

CALIFORNIA.

By the arrivals at New York of the steam-ships
Star of the West, from San Juan, with $696,306,
and the George Law,from Aspinwall, wi th $1,052, 287
in specie, on freight, the advices from California
are to the 2d June. Those from the interior give
glowing descriptions of the country and the general
prosperity of the various branches of industry,
particularly mining.
The municipal election in San Francisco took
place on the 28th May, and resulted in the disas-
trous defeat of the Know-Nothings. The Demo-
cratic candidates for mayor, treasurer, comptroller,
harbour-master, and surveyor were chosen by
small majorities. To the common council both
the Know-Nothings and Democratic parties elected
four members to each board. The result created
great enthusiasm among the democracy, who cele-
brated the event by popular demonstrations of
parade and noise.

- The creditors and time-certificate holders of the
late banking-house of Page, Bacon, and Co. had
held several meetings relative to the refusal of Mr.
Daniel D. Page to make the parties whole who
came forward to sustain the house at the time of
its first suspension. After some delay, at a meet-
ing on the 29th of May, Mr. C. K. Garrison came
forward and pledged his property to the amount
of $400,000 in support of the house, by way of
securing the creditors and staying all further legal
proceedings. This proposition is said to have given
general satisfaction. The affairs of Adams and Co.
were undergoing investigation in the courts, and
it had been decided that bankers were not entitled
to the benefit of the insolvent law.