The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-30 00:00:00

(LEFT SPEARING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL.
The Sheriffs of the City of London appeared at the bar
of the house and presented a petition from the Lord Mayor
and corporation of London against this bill, and praying to
be heard by counsel.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read ati;ircitinae and passed :
Clyde Navigation, London Necropolis and National Mauso-
leum, Rammell's Patent (Improvements in Pneumatic
Railways and Tubes) Bill.
WEIGHING GRAIN (PORT OF LONDON) BILL.
Mr AY.RION gave notice that on the secund reit ling of
this bill he would move that it be net proceeded with, on
the ground that it was calculated to benefit the corporation
of London. and not the public.
THE RESEARCH.

Sir F. SMITH asked the Secretary to the Aimirally
whether he had received from the naval Commander-
in-Chief at Devonport any official report of the
damage done to the Research in the late experiment; and,
if to, .whether he had any objection to lay it upon the table
tf tne house; and, if he had not received such report, was
it their intention to call tor it?
Lord C. PAGET said that from the returns he had re.
ceived it appeared the &macro which the vessel sustained
would cost the public £l9 in labour and £5 in material.
Sir F. SMITH said that ou Thursday next he would
move that the returns in question 'mould be laid on the
table.

Lord C. PAGET—I have no objection to do so.
SILVER COIN.

Mr. BAINES asked ihe Secretary to the Treasury,
whether the Mint were taking any measures to malady the
present de-thiency in the supply of silver coin ?
Mr, PEEL replied in the affirmative.

THE RUSSO-AMERICAN LINE OF TELEGRAPH
vii B HRING STRAITS.

Mr. WATKINS asked the Secretary of State for the
Colonies if any application had been made to her Majesty's
Government, or to the local authorities, by or on behalf of
sir. Collins, the Concessionaire of the Russo• American
Line of Tekgraph, intended to pass via Behring Straits,
ti ,r permission to carry a portion of such line through Bri-
tish Columbia—and, it so, whether such permission had
been, or was proposed to be, given?
Mr. CARL) WELL said that such application had been
made and permission tor the coustrnction of the work in
question had been giver, on terms that were determined.
THE LOWER PROVINCES OF NORTH AMERICA.
Mr, HOP WOOD asked the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, if a union of the three Lower Provinces of North
America, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Ed-
ward's Island was in contemplation; and, it so, what
was to be the nature of that union, tederal or legislative.
Also, what steps, it any, had been taken by these provinces
rowerds the union, and it,they had received the approval ot
her Majesty's Government.
Mr. CARD WELL said that the three colonies had
agreed to appoint delegsles to consider the expediency of
bringing to three provinces under one government.
EX•GOVERNORS OF COLONIES.
Sir W. JOLLIFFE asked the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, wnen the memorials and correspondence of the
ex-governors of the colonies on the question of their super-
annuation, and rewards for services, moved for by the hon.
member for Honiton, were likely to be in the hands of the
members of this house.

Mr. CARDWELL said he hoped the papers relative to
the matter would shortly be in the hands of members, but
he believed that their contents were familiar to them ail.
THE NATIONAL GALLERY AT BURLINGTON