The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
Their lordships did not assemble this evening.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPZAXER took the chair at four o'clock.

PRIVAE BNSS.
The following bills were read aSI
third time and passed :
—Kingston-upon-Hull, Hessle, 'and Ferriby Road ;
Newtown and Oswestry Railway ; and Westonsuper-
Mare Gas.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time :—Newtun-i-Mackerfield Improve-
ment, Waveney Valley Railway.
The Southampton Paving Trust. Saint Pancras Bill
was read a second time.
• SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE.
Mr. ROEBUCK brought up a report from the Com-
mittee on the Condition of the Army before Sebastopol.
HOB HOUSE'S ACT.
In reply to Mr. HENLEY,
Sir B. HALL said he was pledged to bring in a hill as
soon as the Metropolis Bill was pawed to amend Hob-
house's Act ; but if the house thought it better to leave
Robhouse's Act as it was, he bad no objection to do so.
He would have cla6es drawn, and submit them to the
house, as t) having the polling in wards, and if the
house were in favour of the mode, he should be happy
to adopt that or any other suggestion not unfavourable
to the principle of the bill.
- CONSULAR ESTABLISHMENTS.
Mr. WISE gave notice that he would postpone his
motion on the above subject to the sth of June.
ACCOMMODATION IN THE HOUSE OF
LORDS. ,
Mr. H. BARING asked the First Commissioner of
Works whether, by some communication with the Lord
Chamberlain's Department, means could not be found
to secure, during debate, exclusively for the use of
members of this house, the very small space at the bar
of the House of Lords ?
Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he was sorry he could
not give any assistance. The arrangements in the
House of Lords were under the direction of the Black
Rod. The only way he could suggest was, that the hon.
member should get some peer to move for the small
space before the bar to be allotted for hon. members.
LAW OF PARTNERSHIP.
In reply to Mr. MOFFATT,
Mr. BOUVERIE said he intended to bring on the
above bill as soon as he could get it printed, and then
submit it to the house as soon as possible.
DUBLIN AND EDINBURGH POST-OFFE3ES.
In reply to Mr. VANCE,
Mr. WILSON said it was not usual to lay the reports
of those departments on the table, but he had no objec-
tion to lay on the table a communication from thee Post-
master-General under whose direction those reports
were carried out.

OFFICERS' WIDOWS.
Captain KNOX asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether any provision had been made, and to what ex-
tent, for the widows of officers who bad fallen ..r died
in the service of the Crown during the present war
Mr. PEEL said, by the regulations now in force,
widows of officers were entitled to pensions, and it was
intended to extend that favour.
DISTRIBUTION OF MEDALS TO-MORROW.
Mr. STANLEY asked her Majesty's Govern 4,ent if
any accommodation was to be provided for members of the
House of Commons, to enable them to witn ?.83 the
interesting ceremony of her Majesty presenting the Cri-
mean medals on Friday at the Horse Guards, an what
facilities would be given to the public ?
Mr. WILSON replied there was accommodation being
provided for viewing the exhibition —(laughter)--to-
morrow ; but they were principally intended for ;tidies.
However, accommodation would be provided for mem-
bers of the house, who would receive their ticket 3 this
evening.

Mr.VANCE—WiII members' tickets be transferable
to ladies ? (Laughter and cheers.)
Mr. WlLSON—Members may do what they like
with' their tickets.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE.
Sir-H. WILLOUGHBY asked the First Lord of the
Treasury if any propositions for concluding the war in
the East had emanated from the Austian Govert went,
or had been transmitted through the French Govern-
ment, since the last protocol of April 26, 1855 ; 'and
whether the documents containing such propositions, if
any, could be placed on the table of the houie ?
Lord PALMERSTON said he had already aim vered
the same question the other evening. The reply h had
now to make was, that there had been communications
pass:ng between the Governments of England, France,
and Austria, but no formal communications had taken
place- which could be with propriety laid up6n the
table.

SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. STIRLING postponed the second reading ..f this
bill until to-morrow.

Mr. HADFIELD objected to the repeated postpone-
ment of this measure, and therefore moved, as it had
been again put off, that it be read a second time this day
six months.

Mr. STIRLING said that so far as he was cone irned
he had merely postponed the bill for the conve-
nience of the house. The house had heard so much Jately
upon this subject that he thought bon. members a ould
like to be relieved. If his hon. and learned friend's bill,
which stood for to-morrow, were carried, the house
would, in all probability, bear no more of his bill ; if
not, the house would have before it that which to a
certain extent embodied the views of a number of mem-
bers on the question of education in Scotland. (H car.)
Mr. CRAUFIIRD and Mr. Mamma defended the course
adopted by Mr: Stirling, which they character-
ised as most proper, and expressed a hope
that the hon. member for Sheffield would withdraw his
amendment.

Mr. HADFIELD thereupon withdrew his amend-
ment, and the order for the second reading of the bill
was entered for to-morrow.

PUBLIC PROSECUTORS BILL.
On the order of the day for the second reading of this
bill,
Mr.' J. G. PHILLIMORE asked the- noble lord
at the head of the Government to name a Go-
vernment night on which he might bring the bill for-
ward. (Oh, oh.) Honourable members might I.tugb,
but the Attorney-General was confined to his resi.'ence
with an attack of influenza, and he (Mr. Phillitnore
ought to be in bed himself. (Laughter.)
Lord PALMERSTON replied that the Attorney-
General had given notice of a motion to refer the hill to
a oelect committee, and, with the hon. and learned gen-
tleman's permission, he would move that it be referred in
the right hon. and learned gentleman's absence.
Mr. PHILLIMORE said that if such was the case
he must offer a few words of explanation as to the rea-
sons why the bill bad been introduced.
Sir F. THESIGER said he thought the hon. and
'earned gentleman had risen to make some arrangement
With the noble lord opposite (Lord Palmerston), and he
oad
rderutoo idea that he was going into explanations in
0 a
Mr. a.
pose the RILLIMORE thereupon said he would pro-
introduced rid reading of the bill. The bill had been
importariee"exci jlae a number of abuses of wan ount
tice, and m aniLeidon the administration of criminal jus-
of a public pro.eeuto.rose abuses attributable to the want
asked the house to ma; It was on this ground that he
bill, and thereby to decTatrto the second reading of that
silted function of the er,),,ve:ta opinion that the nio 4 ex-
of the subject, should net' tll,l the most sacred r,Tht.,
attorneys and policemen, b t left to the discreti 113 of
,but n the r.
ing public justice should be entrusted t -emaennB ooff stainen .°1
and pralification for the duty.
the Government to provide in this the
efficient administration of justice, beca,.lBe :ay for the
by direct operation gm-a the rich an
could rot it
and afforded more aid to the person who ", the
poor, ouh, pay
for it and put it in motion than the man who
was precisely to that extent that it established inj
and bad a bad effect on the moral sentiments of the peo-
ple. It was impossible in the present state of the law that
advantage dotto,,t 7lawo:f
instances of this , kind should not constantly occur. in.
cause it threw upon the injured party the task of b
ing the offender to justice, in spite of the spirit of its
own language, which laid down that every of-
fence
iaa committed awiinst the State itself.
The hott- member then proceeded to enforce his viei, s in
referencit to the subject reading the opinions of many
eminent lewyeee on -
prosecutor, and said the necessity 0 there being a public
question of expense be was ashamed to enter into the
anent of a pubstincoti:
fact that e connection- with the estab;ish-
7siteentor. If he could establish the
the better administratiOnne4oscrin"mieweias
it necessary for
justice, the clues.

WHAT NEXT ?—The Caledonian Mercury says that a
lady connected with one of the principal churches in the
New Town, Edinburgh, having become enfeebled in
health, and unable to leave her bed, felt her inability to
join in the public exercises of devotion one of her great-
est deprivations. An ingenious friend suggested that
she should take a house adjoining the church, and have
one of these gutta percha conductors actually led into
her bed. The suggestion was carried into effect, and
now in the solitude of her sick chamber she listens to
the public ministrations of her spiritual adviser.
THE GENERAL DOMESTIC SERVANT'S BENEVOLENT
INSTITUTIOY. —On Tuesday the ninth annual meeting of
this institution was held at the Hanover-square-rooms,
under the presidency of Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P. His

lordship said he was happy to find, both from the report
and the numbers present, that the interest taken in
the society by those more particularly affected by its
operations, viz., masters and servants, still remained
undiminished. In addition to the regular pensions tem-
porary relief had been afforded to various members,
and although it was only temporary it bad been of the
utmost benefit to the recipients. It had been ob-
jected in rather high quarters that the society spent too
much money, but it was impossible by spending less to
effect so large an amount of good as it did; ha might,
however, mention that the attentioh of the committee
was constantly directed to this subject, and that nothing
was deemed by them more important than economy.
His lordship concluded by calling upon the Rev. Mr.
Austen to read the report, which congratulated the
meeting on the continued prosperity of the institution,
and on- the large amount of assistance it had rendered
to various sick and distressed members. It stated that
five additional pensioners were elected in July last,
making the number receiving annuities 24, and in addi-
tion to whom assistance had been granted to 37 members
in distress. Notwithstanding this increased amount of
pensions and temporary relief; the committee were grati-
fied at being able to state that the sum of 8161. 17s. ld.
bad been further invested, making the/ present funded
capital 9,1981. 13s. 10d. The receipts, including a balance
from the last account, had amounted to 1,7621. 3s. ld.,
and the expenditure to 1,6031. 15s. 10d., leaving a ba-
lance in band of 681. 7s, 3d. The report having been
unanimously adopted, the Bishop of Sodor and Mann,
Mr. Rogers, Q.C., Mr. Ansley Pellatt, M.P. Admiral
Harcourt, Mr. Thomas Hankey, M.P., and the Rev.
Mr. Brows, addressed the meeting in support of various
resolutions and of the institution • after which, upon the
motion of Mr. Seabrook, seconded by Mr. Brewer, a
cordial vote of thanks was tendered to his lordship, and
the proceedings terminated.
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