The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-24 00:00:00

[LEFT SITTING.]

SOUSE OF CO:NEVIONS-. --(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were
considered and agreed to :—Airdrie Rural District Po•
lice (No. 2) Bill ; East Kent Railway (Extension to
•Dover) Bill ; and the Surrey Gas Bill,
TENANTS' IMPROVEMENTS COMPENSATION
(IRELAND) BILL.
On the order of the day for resuming the discussion
on this bill in committee,
Lord PALMERSTON rose and said he felt bound
to
move that the bill be not further proceeded with this
session. The Government had been prepared to yield
their own opinions to what might be considered the
general feeling of the people of Ireland, and they took
charge e of the bill in the hope that it might pass this
session ; which, though it might not give the tenant-
right party all they desired, yet, on the whole, might
injury upon
so far satisfy one party without inflicting
the other. But the Government had been very much
disappointed in that expectation. The progress of the
bill had been retarded by lengthened discussions and
divisions in great number, and they bad now arrived at
a period of the session that he thought they might con-
clude, without any great stretch of imagination, that
the bill, the further progress of which, it was announced,
would be likely to be attended with further discussions
and divisions, they could not with any
law thisrationalsession.expecta-
tion
look to it as likely to become
This being a final day in the house for receiving bills
from this house, and for the other reasons he had stated,
he moved that the chairman report progress. (Hear.)
Mr. F. FRENCH expressed great astonishment at
the course taken by her Alajesty's Government on this
bill, which he understood they had entered in to an
arrangement with the Irish members, that they (the
Government) would bring their whole force to carry.
Mr. KENNEDY rejoiced that the bill was not to be
proceeded with this session, because he believed it would
inflict injury upon the tenant class of Ireland.
Mr. DUFFy considered that if the bill had passed it
would have been a curse instead of a benefit to Ireland.
Mr. J. G. PHILLIMOR,E defended the vote he bad
given
clau on this bill, particularly as regarded the 14th
sb.
Colonel GREVILLE approved of the conduct of the
noble lord in withdrawing the bill at this late period of
the session. He expressed a hope that another Irish
bill (the Dwelling Houses Bill) which bad been intro-
right hon. gentleman, a late Secretary for
duced by a
Ireland (SirlV. omerville), would not be persevered in
this session.
Mr. V. SCULLY expressed great astonishment at
the withdrawal cf the bill, a course to which he
begged to say he was no party whatever.
After some observations from Mr. Kirk, Mr. Ma-
guire, Lord Naas, and Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald,
Mr. DE VERE regretted the postponement of this
measure, because he believed it would give rise to the
renewal of that agitation which had been the curse of
Ireland. lie hoped after the explanation that bad been
given by the noble lord at the head of the Government,
the noble lord would recollect the pledge they had
given on this measure, and would carry it out to the
letter in another session if they were in power. (Hear,
hear.)
Mr. BRADY deprecated the course that had been
pursued by the Government v‘itlo respect to this ma-
bure,and- felt no doubt that its withdrawal would create
great discontent and dissatisfaction in Ireland.
The
measure was ealeulatedto improve the value of property
in Ireland, and it was to be regretted that it should ;ke
withdrawn, as it was a measure calculated to cement
the people of the sister coontry to England. (Hear.)
Mr. 2.1...A.P1ER, felt afraid that, in the state of circurn- 1

Lord PALMERSTON was determined to pass these
bills in the present session, and he would divide the
house upon the question of proceeding with them.
Mr. VANCE had consulted with several commercial
men upon the subject of the first bill, and their decided
opinion was that it would turn out a dead letter ; and as
to the second bill, it was generally looked upon as a
measure to legalise fraudulent schemes.
The committee then divided, when there appeared—
For Mr. Muntz's motion that the
Chairman report progress B9
Against it
Majority for the motion —43
The CHAIRMAN then left the chair, and the house
resumed, and leave was given to the committee to sit
again on Thursday at 12 o'clock.
NAVIGATION WORKS (IRELAND) BILL.
The committee on this bill was postponed to Thursday
at 12 o'clock.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND) BILL.
The committee on this bill was postponed. till Thurs-
day at twelve o'clock.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL.

The committee on this bill was postponed till Thurs-
day at twelve o'clock.
INVERNESS BRIDGE BILL.

This bill went through committee, and was ordered to
be reported to-morrow.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) ACT
CONTINUANCE BILL.
This bill went through committee, and was ordered to

be reported to-morrow.
TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE (IRELAND)
BILL.

This bill went through committee, and was ordered to

be reported to-morrow.
BURIAL OF POOR PERSONS BILL.

The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered
and agreed to.
The house, shortly before 4 o'clock, adjourned to 6.

The SPEAKER took the chair at 6 o'clock, but at five
minutes past, after some unimpurtant rnatttr3 had been
disposed of, the house was counted out.

THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN HYDE-
PARK.

INQUIRY INTO THE ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
OF THE POLICE.—(THIS DAY.)
The commissioners took their seats this morning at
half-past 11 o'clock.

The first witness called was Sir Richard Mayne, who
was examined by Mr. Ellice. He stated he was a bar-
rister by profession, and bad been Chief Commissioner
of Police for 26 years. He 'ladled experience in every
kind of disturbance that had occurred in the metropolis
during that period. His foundation for the arrange-
ments made on the let July was on what occurred on
Sunday, 24th June. That meeting, and the subsequent
ones, bad reference to a Sunday Trading Bill, to which
he was opposed. A printed bill was extensively circu-
lated previous to the 24th of June, calling on the public
to meet in Hyde-park and see how the higher classes
observed the Sabbath. From that and other informa-
tion be expected a meeting would take place. He or-
dered one inspector, two sergeants, and thirty men to
be stationed near the Marble-arch, and a few men to be
'mattered along by the Serpentine, but not so as to
attract attention, and should any person persist in ad-
dressing the public to remove him as on ordinary am-
alone. By accident he went into the park about three
o'clock, when he was attracted by the shouting and noise
ernauat'ng from near the Serpentine. He went there
and heard and saw the people yelling, hooting, beating
their hats with sticks, the effect of which was to frighten
the horses going along the drive. He saw a pair of
horses
in a carriage run away. The occupants of the
carriages were in danger. The conduct of the people
produced an impression on his mind that it was highly
discreditable, and of a most shameful character, calculated
tonly tecauseaccident, but lead to a breach of the peace.
or break the windows
One sergeant informed him that the people had said
they would make the people come out of the carriages
disturbance,e Wien
w erel•
be sent for. lie caused a reserve of men to
In all 1 superintenclant, 6 inspectors, 13
hoed in case ofa
sergeants, and 213 nantdh elpladrkmaennd
werene i hibanso neighbour-
hood the
park. The effect of the conduct of the people was
cause
wean athose nd in carriages to desist from
ridi d driving in the park. The day passed off
without any collision beteen
police. A person who Was
addressingthe people and the
that day was requested bythe the people
police to de-
sist, but he declined to do so until
consulted two friends. He ultimately csie hde had
be-
tween. the 24th of June and let of Jul severalte printed
bills %rem posted up in various parts of the metrpopmor
eallin; ; a meeting on the Ist of July, headed, " The ls,
Air e and Monster Concert," " Peaeeful OsterMn
Meetite g• in Hyde-park every Sunday afternoon, Tyran-
nical A .ttack on the Liberties of the People," relating to
the Sul iday bill, and detailing the proposed penalties for
any in. • 'ringements of the bill. " Sunday Bill—Lord
Robert Grosvenor says you are not respectable, eee,e
Mr. Mitchell submitted that as these bills did not
refer to any notice of a meeting to beheld on a given
day, th ey ought not to be received as evidence.
which
Sir Richard Mayne said these. werematterssubsequently
took, e ,d him with reference to the steps he
took, I elieving the placards likely to incite the feelings
of the people. tit material.
Mr. Chief Commissioner Wortley though
Sir Richard Mayne. then read a number of other
Placer ds, some of them calling on the people to attend
Lord . R. Grosvenor from his residence to church, and to
appeal • in their Sunday clothes, because Lard R. Gros-
venor was very particular. (Laughter.) Another was
a Tim( 8 !leader issued as a placard, which he thought so
used t to
k •Lded to excite the people. It did not refer
the_ inte r sled meeting.
Mr. . ••.e hief Commissioner. Wortley said they could not
enter in te ).
that, Some papers supported the bill and
enters OPI .'osed it, consequently it was too wide a field to
.

Si: li. 11: Tayne—ne desired, on such occasions, the
superinte tc lents to report to him their opinions, and he
received, c It this occasion, reports from all the superin-
tendents,h
i c 30,1,
ul he accoidinuly on that made arrangements.
ri lissioner Woi tley said, he, thought it would
ct,f
be stiflicient tc , state the purport of the report in general
terms.
Sir R. May n, a--The report stated that from irforma-