The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-22 00:00:00

SECOND READINGS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Car-
'earthen and Cardigan Railway ; London and South-
Western Railway; and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver-
hampton Railway.
Lord BROUGHAM presented several petitions from
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in favour of the abolition of
church rates ; also a petition, numerously signed, from
the county of Denbigh, in favour of the juris fiction of
County Courts. The noble lord took the opportunity
of condemning the system under which so large an
amount of fees was charged in those courts.

The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented some
netitions from various parts of the metropolis against
trading on the Lord's Day.
Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition in favour
of administrative reform.

UNION CONTIGUOUS lIENEFICES IN CITIES

AND TOWNS BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
INFANTS MARRIAGES BILL.

On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR this
bill was read a third time and paßeed.
CARNEGIE'S RESTITUTION BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read-
ing of this bill, the object of which was to remove the
attainder against the peerage of Southesk, which had
existed since the year 1715.

The bill was read a second time.
ASSIZES AND SESSIONS BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read-
ing of this bill. It was for the purpose of having ses-
sions for the trial of offenders held more frequently than
was now the case under the present system, and there-
by prevent the expense, inconvenience, and sometimes
great injustice of detaining such persons in prison
for sever.►l months before trial. The noble and learned
lord having stated the details of the measure, moved that
it be read a second time.

Lord BROUGHAM highly approved of the bill.
Ile viewed it not only as an instalment, but a very con-
siderable instalment, of the benefits of the resolutions
he moved the other night. By the latest returns it
appeared that of 28,000 persons brought to trial, 6,200,
atter a long period of confinement, were either acquitted
or discharged for want of evidence. This was a mon-
strous system to those persons, and he hailed with great
satisfaction the measure now proposed, which would no
doubt remedy this evil in our criminal procedure.
Lord CAMPBELL said, on the part of himself and
his learned colleagues, they would do anything in their
power to favour this measure.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.

The Lords' amendments to, the following bills were
considered,:—Glasgow and South Western Railway ;
Great Northern Railway (increase of capital by the pro-
moters) ; International Lifa Assurance Society ; New-
castle-upon-Tyne Improvements ; Newton in Mocker.
field Improvement ; South Wales Railway (Consolida-
tion).

The fallowing► bilis were r 3ad a third time and
passed :—lpstones Mineral Branch Railway ; London
and Brassington Road ; Wished' Port ; East of Fife
Rail way.

The following bills were considered, and ordered to be
read a third time :—Barrow Harbour ; Furness Rail-
way : Westminster Terminus Railway (Clapham to Nor-
wood).

The Southampton Paving Trnst (Saint Pancras) Bill
was read a second time.

PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented (several) by Mr. T. Dun-
corn he, from Clerkenwell and other places in the metro-
polis for the repeal of the Sunday Beer Act, and against
the Sunday Trading Bill ; by Mt. Roebuck from Shef
field, for administrative reform ; by Mr. Scholefleld,
from the Senate of the University of Cambridge, against
the Cambridge University Reform Bill ; by Mr. Swift,
several petitions from places in Ireland in favour of the
Tenants' Compensation Bill ; by Mr. Fox, 17 Petitions
from Oldham, praying for the extension of the Beer Act
to the whole of Sunday; by Lord Echo, from a place
in Scotland, praying for the appointment of a Secretary
of State for Scotland ' • by Mr. Headlam, from the
Chamber of L'ommerce, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in favour of
the Limited Liability in PartnerThips Bill ; by Mr. C.
Bruce (several), from places in Scotland against the Lord
Advocate's Education Bill.
PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT BILL.
Mr. HORSMAN gave nntice that on the second
real ing of the above bill, fixed for this evening, he should
move that it be referred to a select committee.

VOTE OF CENSURE ON THE
GOVERNMENT.

THE SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE.

Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on the 31

July lie would move a resolution—

." That this

house, deeply lamenting the sufferings of our
army in the Crimea during the winter cam-
paign last year, and considering, in accord-
ance with the committee, that the conduct of
every member of the Government engaged in
the management of the war was the first and

chief cause of those sufferings, this House does

hereby censure the conduct of every member of
the Cabinet." (Lmd cries of " hear.")

SAVINGS' BANKS IN IRELAND.
Mr. D. O'CONNELL asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer if it was the intention of her Majesty's Go-
vernment to take into consideration the claims and
sufferings of the Tralee Savings Bank depositors, with a
view of bringing in and passing a meaiure this session,
or early next session, for their relief ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
hon. member was not, perhaps, aware the subject bad
been already investigated by a committee of the house,
and he was not able to hold out any hope of further
inquiry.
In reply to Mr. VANCE,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER raid the
same answer would apply to the depositors in the Cuffe-
street Savings Bank, Dublin.
VENTILATION OF THE HOUSES OF
PARLIAMENT.
Lord ROBERT CECIL wished to ask the Chief
Commissioner of Works whether any precautions were
taken to ventilate the house, by the opening of doors
and windows, during the intervals of its session : whether
it was tree that Mr. G. Gurney, to whom the ventilation
of the house was committed last year, was habitually
absent from the house, and left the care of its ventilation
entirely to the subordinates who mismanaged it last
yearwhii.ther the Government would object to
placing the ventilation, like the kitchen and the library,
under the care of a committee to be nominated every
session ?
Sir. W. MOLESWORTH replied, that with respect
to the first question, he was informed the doors and
windows of both houses were kept open during the time
the houses were not sitting, weather permitting ; that
the ventilation arrangements were kept in action at all
times, day and night, and Men were constantly on
the spot to say whether the ventilating apparatus
worked properly.
As regarded the second ques-
tion, Mr. Gurney, so far from being habitually
absent from the house, wan
present every night till at
least 10 o'clock, and received reports of -the working of
the apparatus every half hour, and that be resided close
to the house. With regard to the third question, lie
did not think- it would improve the ventilation of the
house—which he believed to be extremely good—under
he care of a committee. (Hear.)
PRACTICAL JOKING IN THE ARMY.
Mr- STANLEY asked the Secretary for War if the
Commander.in-Chief had ordered a further inquiry into
the conduct of the superior officers and others concerned
in the late practical jokes and sham duel between officers i
of the cavalry depot at Canterbury, and if that inquiry