The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-25 00:00:00

SECOND READINGS.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following
bills were read a second time :—Bognor Railway ; Fife
and Kinross Railway ; Gun Barrel Proof-house (Bir-
mingham and London) ; North Yorkshire and Cleve-
land Railway ; Portsmouth Railway ; Stockton and
Darlington Railway ; Stockport, Deasley, and Whaley
Bridge Railway ; Wolverhampton New Waber.
THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were severally read a third time
and passed :—Aberdare Valley Railway ; Birmingham
Canal Navigation ; Caledonian Railway ; East Kent
Railway ; Regent's Canal (Hertford -Union).
The Carnegie Restitution Bill passed through com-
mittee,
morrow. and was ordered to be read a third time to-

The report of the committee upon the Weights and
Measures Bill was read.
The Stamp Duties Repeal on Matriculations and
Degrees (Oxford) Bill, was read a third time and passed.
The Charitable Trusts Bill was read a third time.
The Grants of Land Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Public Libraries and Museum Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The Spirits of Wine Bill was read a third time and
passed.

- The Consolidated Fund (10,000,0001.) Bill was, on the
motion of Lord STANLEY of Alderley, read a third
time and passed.
The Spirits (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill was read a
second time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
The Lords' amendments to the Colonial Life Assur-
ance Company Bill and the International Life Assurance
Society Bill were co nsidered.
The Dundalk Harbour and Port Bill, and the Gates-
head and Hexham Roads Bill, were read a third time
and passed.
The fallowing bills were considered, and ordered to be
read a third time ;—Birkenhead and Liverpool Docks
(Trust Property of Birkenhead Dock Trustees, &c.);
Dublin, &c. Roads (No. 2) ; East Kent Railway (Ex-
tension to Dover) ; Liverpool Docks ; Liverpool Im-
provement ; Royal Conical Flour Mill Company ; West-
minster Improvements ; Westminster Land Company ;
Westminster Terminus Railway (Clapham to Norwood).
THE HANGO MASSACRE.
In reply to Captain DIINCOMBE,
Sir C. WOOD said the Admiralty bad received de-
spatches this morning from Admiral Dundas, stating
the steps that had been taken, and also the most wel-
come intelligence that several of our sailors, though
taken, were not wounded. The right hon. Bart. added,
that the story of our sailors taking soundings off Kertch
Bay while landing the Governor's carriage was utterly
untrue,

REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
IVir. T. DUNCOMBE rose to ask the Attorney-
General whether, under the provisions of the Act 22
Geo. 111., c. 45, a new writ ought not to be issued for the
City of London, in the room of Baron Rothschild, who
had since election entered into a contract for the public
service, a copy of which had been laid before that house?
He thought from the information he had received he
should be justified in moving for a new writ for the City
of London, as Baron Rothschild had entered into a con-
tract for the public service.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the question was
one for the house to answer, and not for him. At the
same time he felt bound to say that if the hon. member
wished for his professional opinipn he could have it on
the usual terms. (Hear and laughter.)
Mr. MALINS wished to ask the right hon. gentleman
the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, from the state-
ment he made on Friday night, he believed the hon.
member for Tynemouth to be interested in shipping con-
tracts ?
Sir C. WOOD said the statement he made was that,
as far as he knew, the hon. gentleman the member for
Tynemouth, though he had given up his interest in those
contracts before he entered the house, must have been
aware of most of the circumstances attending them.
(Hear, hear.)
CHELSEA HOSPITAL.
Colonel NORTH rose to ask the Paymaster-General
whether an undertaking was not given by the late Se-
cretary at War, on behalf of the Government, that 120
soldiers' sons should be admitted into the Asylum at
Chelsea, and whether only 50 soldiers' sons had been ad-
mitted ; and what was the cause of the delay, and on
whom the blame of it rested ?
Mr. BOUVERIE said the only undertaking by the
Government was that part of the building occupied by
pupils was for 120 children, and he proposed to admit
them into the school. There was a building for the pur-
pose of being occupied by the military schoolmasters,
which was proceeding with the utmost despatch.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Lo•.•d PALMERSTON said of the 36 bills brought in
by private members the Government had promised to sup-
port one—the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Bill ; but
it was. hoped there .yet remained sufficient time to
carry theminto a law. It would, however, be impos-
; Bible, considering the importance of the Government
measures under consideration, for the Government to
yield to any applications made by private members for
a Government night being given up for the purpose of
passing such bills, and hon. members must make up their
minds to take their chance.
Mr. DISRAELI said, that when he alluded to the
state of the public business on Friday night the noble
lord at the head of the Government endeavoured to con-
vey an impression to the house that his inquiry was an
unreasonable one, and stated that it was to private mem-
bers the house was indebted for such a pressure of busi-
ness. The noble lord had repeated that statement to-
night, but so far as he (Mr. Disraeli) could ascertain,
such was not the case. Of the bills not yet read a second
time 28 were Government bills, and 17 bills of private
members ; in committee 22 Government and 12 pri-
vate bills ; bills as amended to be considered, four of
each ; and of other bills, three of each ; amounting in
the whole to 53 Government bills and 36 of private
members. The orders of the day, with two adjourned
debates, now amounted to 89.
Mr. HADFIELD said it was his intention to take
the sense of the house to-night on the Education Bill.
Lord It. CECIL protested against the Government
intention of pushing forward the education bills to send
them to a select committee. He protested against their
being sent to a select committee, and assured the noble
lord there would be a debate on each of these bills, and
unless the Government was prepared to sacrifice a great
number of Government nights to their discussion, it
was impossible the bills could be proceeded with.
Lord PALMERSTON reminded the house that one
of these bills had been introduced by a member of the
Government.

TURKISH LOAN.
Mr. RICARDO asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether it was true the Government;was about to gua-
rantee aloan toTurkey, and whether the noble lord would
inform the house if the Government had any such inten-
tention, and if so, when the subject would be brought
before the house ! (Hear.)
LrJrd PALMERSTON said, when the Government
harl a communication of that sort to make to the house
*ley would immediately do so, but it was not the usual
course for a Government to answer prospective ques-
tions. (Laughter.) No intention to do so had been
come to as yet by the Government.
Mr. M. GIBSON said that as there would in all pro-
bability be a considerable r opposition to having recourse
to the old system of subsidising, he hoped the noble lord
would give the house ample notice if he had such a pro-
position to make to it.
HEALTH OF TOWNS ACT.

In answer to a question from Mr. PALi,.
Lord PALMERSTON said it was the intention of
the Government to proceed with the Health of Towns
Act.