The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-22 00:00:00

PE JAL PA RLI AME NT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The FPEAKER took dim Chair at Twelve o'clock.
BETTING HOUSES.
The Sheriffs of the City of London appeared at the bar of
the House, and delivered in a petition from the Mayor,
Aldermen, and Commons of the City in Common Council as-
semb'ed, praying the House to pass a Bill to suppress betting
houses.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
• The Lords' amendments to the following Bill 3 were con si•
dered and azreed to:—

Claussen's Patent Flax Company.
Frome, Yeovil, and Weymouth Railway (No. 1).
Great Westt ra Railway (No. 1).

Liskeard Mads.
Blanchester, Sheffiell, and Lincolnshire Railway (No. 2).
Stockton and Hartlepool and Clarence Railway, and Hartle-
pool West Harbour and Dock Companies.
The following Billa were read a third time and passed :--
Earl of Putt irlington's Estate.
Elwes' Estate.

Fleming'B Estate.

Ho we liv,3 Charity

NVexford Harbour Improvement (No. 1),
Wesfuld Harbour Improvement (No. 2).

PETITION S, in
Sir W. VERNER presented two petitions from places
Ireland, pr,ving fur the inspection of nunneries.
Mr. GROGAN piesented a similar petition from the
county of Dowo.
Mr. lIUME presented a petition from a Dissenting con-
gregation against the Mayrooth grant.
MILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
MILITIA PAY BILL.

Oa the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Colonel 51 BTHORP said he had supported the Militia Bill,
because hebelieved the enrolment of the militia was neces-
sary fur the paper defence cl the country, but he was very
much disappointed at the manner in which this nn'
portant measure was proposed to be carried out. The
Secretary et War had issued a circular with regard
to the Chelsea pensioner and the militia which, in his opi-
nion, was highly objectionable. The militia,
if he under
stood the circular rightly, were to be drilled by pensioned
officers, not, however, in battalions by field officers, but in
squads, end he had no hesitation in stating that if that
arrangement were carried out the militia would be found to be
a very inefficient body. The e •x-eaciereent he was convinced
would disappoint the country, and he lend therefore felt it to
be his duty to warn the Government of the error they were
falling into.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir DE LACY EVANS wished again to interpolate the
Home Secretary with regard to the offers of volunteer
rifle corps. Did Government intend to avail themselves of
these oilers which would save the country expense, or did
they intend to decline them? Ile should be glad to have
a distinct and positive answer to that question.—(Hear,
hear.) He wished to know also whether it was proposed to
put that clause in force which authorised the Government
to attach a portion of the militia to the artillery? He took
a different view to the Noble and Gallant Colonel opposite
with regard to field officers, but he hoped some change would
be made in the dress and accoutrements of the militia.
Major BERESFORD said it was proposed to raise 3,000
men, to be instructed by artillery officers, but this propossl
would involve no increase in the estimate.—(Hear, hear.)
With regard to the latter suggestion of the Honourable and
Gallant General, he begged to state that it was not intended
to furnish the militia with frock coats, as the general class
of persons who were likely to be called out were not used to
such a garment.—(A laugh.)
Mr. WALPOLE mid it was not distrust that in-
duced the Government to withhold their sanction to the for-
mation of volunteer rifle corps, and if any immediate neces-
sity should arise for the formation of such corps, the Govern-
ment would not hesitate to avail themselves of their services.
At present, however, the Government was not prepared
to sanction or encourage the formation of Age corps, nor did
they think they would be until they had had the fullest op-
portunity of seeing the result of the experiment they were
about to try with the Militia Bill. (Cheers.)
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
CONSOLIDATED. FUND (APPROPRIATIO al) BILL.
On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. BERNAL called the attention of the Secretary to
to
the Colonies to the fact that imall-pox was raging wi
great severity in the island of Jamaica, and demanded to
know if the Government intended to assist the colony with a
supply of labour.— (Hear.)
Sir JOHN PAIUNGTON had already answered this ques-
tion. Nothing could strengthen his conviction of the distress
which prevailed in the colonies • but he felt bound to be
cautious how he raised hopes which might be ultimately dis-
appointed.— (Hear, hear.) All he could promise, therefore,
was that his attention would be constantly devoted to the
subject, and if any relief could be afforded, it should be
promptly sent out.
Mr. HUME again adverted to the petition which he had
presented from New South Wales against the conduct of the
Government. That petition was adopted by the
people, and the Legislature of the colony, and he wished the
Colonial-office to turn their attention to the abuses com-
plained of, with the view of, if possible, applying a speedy
remedy. Ha had given notice of his intention to bring the
state of the lonian Islands before the House; but, looking. at
the state of the session, he should abstain from doing
so. He must, however, state this much—that all the
acts that they blamed Louis Napoleon for were
being committed by the governor of the lonian
Islands. The inhabitants were being imprisoned and
transported without trial or charge, and he hoped before the
next session a great change would he made for the better in
the system of government.—(Hear, hear.) He protested
against tile present proceedings of the Government, and
called upon the Government to look into the illegal acts.
Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said that the two subjects
which the Hon. Gentleman had adverted to were of extreme
importance. With regard to the petition from New South
Wales, it could not he lightly or incidentally dealt
with.— ( Hear, hear.) All its allegations could not be sus-
tained, hat still it contained much truth, and between this
time and the next session his closest attention should be di-
rected to the prayer of the petition.—(hear, hear.) One
portion of the petition prayed for the management of the
waste lands, which the Government had anticipated in the
case of Australia and New Zealand; and he had no doubt
that the Government would ultimately deal in the same
liberal spirit with New South Wales.--(Hear, hear.) As to
the other question of the lonian Islands, be
thought he bad a right to object to the manner in which the
subject had been brought before the House. At me time the
Hon. Member had promised to make-a motion on the conduct
of Sir Henry Ward, but he had abstained from doing so, and
it was not fair to make attacks upon that gentleman in this
incidental manner.—( Hear.) Whenever the Hon. Gentleman
made his threatened motion, he should be prepared to meet
it, and to defend the conduct of Sir Henry Ward.
After some observations from other Hon. Gentlemen, the
Bill was read a third time and passed.
(LEFT BITTING.)

_
TERMINATION of the GLADSTOIIE CASE.
Last night, at the usual meeting of Mr. Gladstone's
friends, the Rev. Gentleman, according to appointment,
gave a short statement of the conclusion to which he had
come respecting bis future course. It appears, then, that
with the Rev. Mr. Driffield, the Rector of Bow, and some
other clergymen of the Established Church; and Dr. Cum-
ming, of the Scotch Chinch, he went down to the seat of
Sir Culling E. Eardley, Bart., and the result of their confer-
ence was, that Mr. Gladstone came to the determination to
accept an offer on the part of ir Culling and some friends,
to become the minister of Furrow-cross Free Episcopal
Church, Torquay, Devonshire. He will consequently give
up all thoughts of any appeal to the Privy Council, and
satisfy himself, as far as the law of the case is concerned,
with what he has seen in the Court of Arches. He does not
anticipate any opposition either from the Bishop of London
or from the Bishop cf Exeter, as both in London and in
Exeter there are already persons precisely in the same posi-
tion. The chapel, moreover, is duly registered, and so
forth, so that at any time both chapel and minister may be
received into the Established Church, of which Mr. Glad-
stone still considers himself a member, although the bishop
has to all intents and purposes rendered him no longer a
minister of it. The funds in hand, it is believed, will go a
great way towards liquidating the debts and expenses inci-
dental to the legal proceedings, if they do not cover the
whole. Two parties, one of whom Mr. Gladstone considered
highly eligible, are in treaty for the Long-acre Chapel.--
Morning Advertiser.