The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-04 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Staines, Wokingham, and Woking Railway (Altera-
tions, dm) ; West Somerset Mineral Railway ; Wey-
mouth Water ; Wolverhampton New Water.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be read
a third time :—Aboyne, Ballater, Braemar, and Cairnwell
Road ; Basingstoke, Stockbridge, and Lobcomb Corner
Road; Bridport Roads; Gomersal and Dewsbury Road ;
Great Northern London Cemetery ; Gun-Barrel Proof
Houses (Birmingham and London) ; Honiton Road ;
North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway; Rhymney
Railway ; Scinde Railway ; Severn Valley Railway ;
Somerset Central Railway ; Stokes Bay and Isle of
Wight Railway, Pier, and Telegraph ; Stroud Cains-
cross, and Minchinhampton Road ; Stroud and Chiaford
Road ; Portsmouth Railway ; Lightpill and Birdlip
Road.

The East Kent Railway (Extension to Dover) Dill was
read a second time.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
Petitions were presented by Mr. H. Berkeley (several
of them from Gloucestershire) in favour of a repeat of
the Sunday Beer Bill ; by Mr. T. Duncombe, petitions
in favour of the Marriage Bill ; by Mr. Pellatt, Qeveral
petitions from metropolitan parishes for the abolition of
church rates ; by Mr. Watson, from Hull, a petition
praying the house to adopt means for preventing future
',taxa ; also a petition from the same place against the
Msynooth grant; by Lord Eicho, from a place in Scot-
land, against the Lord Advocate's Education Bill, by Sir
W. Molesvtfortb, two petitions for the repeal of the
Sunday Beer Bill.

INCOME TAX.
Major REID gave notice that, on the 26th of, June,
he should move for leave to bring in a bill, to be enti-
tled the Income Tax Enfranchisement Bill.
THE VIENNA. NEGOTIATIONS.

In reply to Mr. T. DUNCOMBE,
Lord PALMERSTON said it was true, as reported
in to•day's papers, that the Vienna negotiations would
be closed this day. The result could not be known that
evening ; but his expectation was that intelligence would
be received that evening or to-morrow to that effect.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. BRIGHT wished to know when the papers
would be produced to show ,the effect of any further
negotiations, so that the country might know with what
prospect they were entering upon a protracted war.
Lord PALMERSTON said he could not now reply
to .the question, but would do so to-morrow.
STAMPED LETTER PAPER.

In reply to Mr. MAGUIRE,
Mr. WILSON said that a stamped paper for tranß-
missionthrough the post would very soon be in operation.

THE SPEAKER'S ILLNESS.
Lord PALMERSTON said he was concerned to say
that' this morning ho saw the professional gentleman at-
tending the Speaker, who advised the right hon. gentle-
man to have a few days' rest, and he should move that
in the event of Mr. Speaker's absence for more than one
day, the suspendsion of the standing order that the Speaker
end(' write a letter every day to that effect, and that
Mr. Fitzroy should take the chair on every subsequent
ilaY during the Speaker's absence.
AfteT.a few remarks from Lord It. Cecil, Sir F. The-
mg Loliir W. Heathcote, and Mr. Disraeli, 1
motion to
eLIMERSTON said he should restrict the
The
motion
force•during the present week only.
ti was then agreed to,
NEUTRAL VESSELS.
In reply to Mr. J. G'
itPHILLI3IORE,
Sir C. WOOD said
was stated that the Russian
Government ad i shsaude dvuablisnhaetdice that Captain Watson
of the Imperieuse
in.. e a notification that goods
contraband of war sound
vessels would be
had
seen Captain
seized by the Allied fleets! euitireal
visited every
Watson, and the civil governor
two yes-
vessel in Port Baltic Harbour, and fouandd
thethey were
eels with goods of the sort alluded to, and as
not considered to come within the terms of order in
council, Captain Watson allowed those vessels to leave
the harbour.
EDUCATION BILL.
On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the above bill
was postponed till Monday next.
CONDUCT OF THE WAR.