The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-31 00:00:00

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11411ERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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TIPYSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
oPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock.
14", e Lords' Amendments to the Ldon ad South
B'era Railway Bill were consideredon and agreed to.o
Pealvt„.. THE SUNDAY BEER ACT.
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41ASSESphdY presented several petitions from
various
°f the metropolis, praying for a modification of the
Ti,AsY Leer Act of last
OFsession.
NEWSPAPERS TO THE
/30 th COLONIES,
kitte. order of the day for the house going into corn-
kto tlics ped r; I,:f suPply,
rz," lately • SCULLY called attention to the tax of one
im os on the transmission
of newspapers
tski elonies, which be said was a great inconvenience,
vi4:9 to the humbler classes.
•WT
-cires -1-,SON said, abouttwo years ago a circular. was
'll4%fheed to the colonies by the Treasury, offering to re-
td, ;"ePostae•e of letters to 6d.,and put a stamp duty of
1111 op
AP
which was gladly acceded to by all
eoeweeooies with 'one or two exceptions.. He hoped,
apd ibver, some further arrangements might be effected,
-Fie Matter should be considered.
11%;},er a few remarks from Mr. Thoraely, Mr.
Le; and Mr. Alcock, the subject cropped.
ootA ~EMfr COMmissAmAT EXPENSES.
""str 43-OUCHERE drew attention to the want of
fif 01 ou the part of the house over the very large sums
l,
lesot. 'Y Voted for conducting the commissariat depart.
kr hoA
STAFFORD also compliiinecl of the want of
r 1 40.-.4ti011 on this subject, and he rejoiced the right
corentleman bad drawn attention to it.
°°el bUNNE said he believed he expressed the
Nt4,
aBal feelings of military men, when be said there
or.
Nialeileral alarm among them at the state of dis
The -",TO of all our military dertments.
Ras`'EtAI\TCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
e7erp.:,wish, and the wish of the Government, to give.
)4ess- 41,terization on these subjects. The whole bush],
vralul°' the Treasury was now to provide for
etone.
l'eetoq °f the military and other departments
114(lo with the war. As to the Commissariat,
11,7edlY the ex enditure now was very large ; but
arroyaiC t'r expensephad been spared to provide for he
0..74),°,t,1141 the field and in hospital ; at the same tie
eisUld';'''"tilre, at such a distance as our army was now,
oeui lc't be so closely controlled as if the army was at
lvtree'eet the skill and attention of competent persons
dirt
to the subject.
°°M5. feted
BARING thought it would be the wiser
811eeessie1 hold the Government responsible for making
th 11 arrangeinents and if
sothey did not do so) t
to the to to account for'doing in another session. As
clth4,4litifer of the Commi'Ssariat Department to that
isatl(l til„4") he thought the Treasury bad gone too far,
led in Chancellor of the Exchequer should be
futt,P°n to revise that minute. He thought
t
assuredLthc house and the country ought to be
that 'at all accounts were put in a proper state,
Wenhi could only be done'by making regulations that
1-101.4 a." a far greater check than the minute of the
Ar. of the Treasury he had referred to.
"11:',31104fthe-L tYchsaid that the statement of the Chan-
thour,iretuentary e was anything but consoling.
do the h estimatese-ur were very large, and he
" Ott the '''.lse was entitled to have more informa-
The ettATlect.
—:th When °LLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated
tbeh -"se he evlll)Pletnenta,ry estimates were put before
had on n ,°llld state how he proposed to meet them.
1:18, than
3_o7w
I°llB occasion allowed a margin of rico
-ates• °'4o/- to meet the supplementary es i-

SUPPLY.
supTpl
ry.howie then resolved itself into a
On the rote of 100 for civil contingencies being
Put,
,0001. committee of
utmost
,making the vote at the
Mr. WILLIAMs moved that it should be reduced
__ the extent of 30,000/
required,
,i_Ue,ooo/. Even that
ted to
I),
e 411" if tht)chargeestrerweaesxcluded
church benefices i. , both in this coun ry
11(1 Prefermen.s
only amount to
4ud Scotland th '
01169/. 0 sum required wouldwhich.re a t
werec o n-
-4 Air. WISE also com
llaned in the vote, contiendine
nnecessary and others excegssive.
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L PaortGAT}r OF
rplitar,---firiv.—lt is not true, as has
.ek3ll stated
kinisterial white-bait dinner?our contemporaries, dtv.
next, eai will take place
-restn thats a ttohre.
Go ~ erdaY, at Guildhall police-court, Davidson and
trial. , colonial brokers, were fully
rqll the
,e_et the Eow-street Police-court, yesterday, John Tem-
committed for
Wl_ coal merchant, of Camden-town Villas, was
ort'igei with assaulting W. 11. Hall,
40 403%1 Italian Opera. 1:10 was remanded.
deputy-inspector