The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-04 00:00:00

PRIVATE BILLS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Ponty-
pridd Water, Sudden Bridge and Bury Roads, and Whitby
Water.
The Whitehaven Water Bill was read a third time and
passed.

HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OP COMMONS—Last Evening,
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The London and South Western Railway (Kensington,
&c.) Bill was read a third time and passed.
NON. INTERVENTION.

Mr. COBDEN gave notice that he would move a reso-
lution to the effect, that'the policy of non-intervention in
the affairs of foreign countries in Europe should be adopted
in reference to China.
THE COUNCIL OF EDUCATION.

Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice of a motion to in.
quire into the whole subject of the appointment and con-
stitution of4he inspectors of public schools.
PAYMENT OF RATES AND TAXES BY MILI-
TARY OFFICERS.

Col. NORTH asked whether any decision had been ar-
rived at by the War Department and Treasury as to the
payment of rates and taxes by officers of the army occupy-
ing Government houses in the performance of their duties.
The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that no decision
had been arrived at in respect to this subject. It was a
question that ccncerned the Admiralty rather than the
War-office, and at present the Government were not pre-
pared to take any steps in reference to this matter.
AUSTRIAN SQUADRON IN THE DOWNS.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether an Austrian squadron had not arrived in the
Down and other of our harbours ; and whether the Channel
fleet had not been ordered round to the Downs; and, if so,
whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government
to allow the Austrian ships of war to proceed to the Baltic
or the North Sea without being accompanied by the Chan-
nel fleet ?
Sir G. GREY said that there were three or four Austrian
ships in the Downs, and he believed there were some
others on the way to this country ; but he under-
stood the only orders that had been issued by the
Austrian Government were that they should protect
German commerce in the North Sea. The Channel fleet
was in the Downs, but there had been no instructions given
to the commander, as it was understood the Austrian
squadron would not proceed to the Baltic.
THE SEWAGE OF THE METROPOLIS.

Lord R, MONTAGU asked the First Commissioner of
Works why the return ordered by the house on 24th July,
1863, on the motion of Mr. Ayrton (viz. No. 67, Sewage
(Metropolis), copy of all advertisements published by the
Metropolitan Board of Works, Sto.) had not been presented,
and when it would be laid upon the table and printed.
Mr. COWPER said that this subject did not properly
come within his department, but ha was in a position to
state that the return in question was nearly completed
and would be shortly laid on the table.
LEGAL PROCEDURE IN JERSEY.

Mr. PAULL asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department whether his attention had been drawn to a bill
intitled " a Bill the amend the Constitution, Practice, and
Procedure of the Court of the Island of Jersey," purporting
to deal with the judicial establishments and taxation of the
said island, and asked whether such bill had been intro-
duced with the concurrence and approval of her Majesty's
Goverment.
Sir G. GREY said that his attention had been drawn to
this subject in consequence of the bill that had been laid on
the table by his hoc. and learned friend the member
for Southwark. That bill was read a second time,
but he understood that it would not be proceeded
with at present. A similar bill was introduced about
three years ago, and there was no dissent to the measure
on the part of the Government, or he believed any member
of the house.
Mr. BRIGHT said he wished to know if the right hon.
gentleman had expressed any concurrence in this bill out of
the house.
Sir G. GREY said that no cornmunica'ion hai taken
place between him and the hon. and learned member who
introduced the bill, and he had expressed no opinion on the
subject fut ther than what he had stated in the house.
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