The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lurch' amendments to the following Bills were
considered and agreed to:—
Aberdeen Fire and LFe Assurance Company.
Cheltenham Improvement and Health.
Forth and Clyde Navigation.
Glamford Briggs Waterworks.
Liverpool Corporation Waterworks.
Sheffield Bridges and Streets.
The following Bills were read a third time and
passed:—
Great Western, Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Companies Amal-
gam ition.
Limerick Improvement and Market.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (No. 2).
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction
Railway.
Marsden, Gisburne, and Long Preston Roads.
Pedmore and Rowley Roads.
Stroud and Bisley Road.
Tramore Embankment.
The following Bills were considered and agreed to:—
Beaconsfield and Redhill Road.
Cambridge to Ely and other Roads.
Eastern Union Railway.
Kettering and Northampton Road.
Kingiton-upon-Hull Duos and Docks.
Kingston and Sheetbridge Roads.
Nene Valley Drainage and Navigation Improvement.
River Humber Conservancy and Kingston-upon-Hull
Dock
The Bowden-park Estate Bill and the Manchester and
Salford Educa ion Bill were read a third time, and or-
dered to be committed.

PETITIONS.
Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from the Wes-
leyan College against the Militia Bill.
Mr. ANDERSON presented a petition from Orkney
against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. L. HEY WORTH presented four petitions from
four different temperance societies, praying the House
to inquire into the causes and consequences of intem-
perance.
Mr. NOEL presented a petition from Buckingham-
shire against the Msynooth grant.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from a place in
Scotland in favour of ocean penny postage.
Mr. E WART presented a petition from Dumfries
against the Maynooth grant.
Admiral STEWART presented a petition from Dept-
ford in favour of ocean penny postage.
Alderman KERSHAW presented a petition from
a place in Monmouthshire against the Militia Bill.
Mr. LOVEDEN presented a petition from Aberys-
twith against the Militia Bill; also one from Cardigan
praying for the repeal of the attorneys' certificate duty.
FINSBURY PARK.
Mr. T. DUNCO MBE wished to know from the Right
Hon. the Chancellor 6f the Exchequer whether he had
received the new estimate for the Finsbury Park; and,
secondly, whether he could hold out any hope of a Bill
being introduced for the formation of the park during
the present cession?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
Government had received the new estimate, but having
carefully considered it he did not feel that he should be
justified in bringing in a Bill for the formation of the
park this
session as the data which bad been placed
before him was not of a satisfactory nature, but the sub-
,
ject would continue to receive the attention of the Go-
vernment.—(Hear, hear.)
OYSTERS.
Sir GEORGE PECHELL wished to ask the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, whether any instructions
have been issued to the Commissioners of Customs (in
consequence of any representation from the French Go-
vernment), directing tho commanders of revenue
cruisers to prevent vessels taking oysters in the English
Channel beyond the limits exclusively reserved to the
tishurmen of this country?
Mr. HENLEY said an Act of Parliament was passed
in pursuance of a convention with France, which prohi-
bited the use of dredges between the 18th of May and
the Ist of September, bat the fishermen of Dover and
Essex were opposed to the Act, and had memorialised
the Government to relax it accordingly, while the fisher-
men on the coast of Kent were anxious that the Act should
be strictly carried out. Under these circumstances, the
Government had no alternative but to see that the Act
was strictly enforced, so far as it related to dredging, but
there was no law against the lauding of oysters.—(Hear.)
In reply to further questions,
Mr. HENLEY would have no objection to lay the
correspondence and the memorials before the House.
TUE BARODA INQUIRY.
Mr. ANSTEY wished to know from the President of
the Board of Control the reason of the delay is pre-
senting the papers relating to the Baroda inquiry, and
the removal of Colonel Outram?
Mr. BERRIES said such papers as could be pro-
duced were in preparation, and they would be shortly
forthcoming.
AUSTRIAN TREATMENT OF BRITISH
SUBJECTS.

Mr. ANSTEY wished to ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer when the House might expect the papers
relating to the expulsion of British subjects from the
Austrian dominions ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
the papers were printed, and in a day or so they would
be laid before the House.
IRISH RAILWAYS.
Mr. W. 0. GORE wished to ask whether, in the
event of railway companies having paid up a certain
was
io proportion of their capital, and complied with certain
.2 conditions to be named by the Government, the Govern-
ment was willing to make advances by way of loan to
Ireland; and whether the Chan-
cellorprepared to state what the
conditions were which he required to be complied with
before making such advances?
railway
ofco the
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
Exchequerni e companies
i n
the conditions precedent upon which loans were made
to railway companies were contained in the Acts of
Parliament by which the railway companies were
framed, and Government took care that for each loan
they made an equal bum was also advanced out of the
funds of the company.—(Hear, hear.) In this
manner the sum of 1,200,0001. had been
advanced; and he was bound to say that the interest
had been duly met and the instalments duly paid.—
(Hear, hear.) Besides that 500000/. had been advanced
under a special Act to the Irish Great Western Com-
pany; and if the Hon. Gentleman could bring a fair and
proper case before the Treasury it should be as fairly
entertained.—(Hear, hear.)
METROPOLIS BUILDINGS ACT.
Mr. OSBORNE wished to ask the First Commis-
sioner of Woods and Forests whether he proposed to
bring in a Metropolis Buildings Act in the course of the
present session?
Lord JOHN MANNERS said, it was his intention to
bring in a Bill to reconstruct the Court before whom
metropolitan building disputes were adjudicated.
Mr. OSBORNE—This session?
Lord J. MANNERS—Yes, if possible.
CANADA RAILWAY.
Mr. M'CULLAGLI wished to ask the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, whether the communications that
had lately taken place between her Majesty's Govern-
ment and the members of the Executive Councils of
Canada and New Brunswick who have come to this
country, relative to the formation of a railway from Ha-
lifax to Quebec, have been brought to a satisfactory ter-
mination?
Sir J. PAKINGTON said the negotiations to which
the Honourable Gentleman's
question referred had now
terminated, but whether they had terminated sa-
tisfactorily he must leave for the Honourable
and Learned Gentleman himself to determine.—(Hear,
hear.) The result, however, had been communicated
to the Governor of the colony, and it was, that the Go-
vernment could not recommend the Crown to allow the
Imperial revenue to become the security for the repay-
ment of the sum required for the railway.
NEW ZEALAND COMPANY.
In reply to Sir J. GRAHAM,
Sir J. PAKINGTON said the Crown was pledged
not only by the New Z'etland Act, but also by a corre-
spondence which had since taken place between the
Colonial-office and the - New Zealand Company,
to secure certain rights to the company which he men-
tioned to the House on Friday The correspondence had
already been printed, and was °now to be found in one of
ho blue-books.—(Hear, hear.)
EXPLOSION IN MINES.
Mr. CAYLEY said continually
great calamities were
taking place
from explaaions in mines. Oee occurred
the ocher day, when 60 d more recently
were lost, an d
another happened, wheu4vselsises werelost. Now he wished
to ask, in the first place, whether any inquiry was being
made into the cause of these ap alling calamities, and,
secondly, whether there would be any objection to ap-
point a Committee with the view of arriving at some
means by which such accidents could be rendered
less frequent, it not absolutely prevented?—(Hear.)
Mr. WALPOLE said he hadreceived information re-
specting the last accident, and some causes for ithad
been suggested to him. However, an inquiry was now
going on into the matter and it would shortly be t
of a er-
minated. In the mean
time he should have no objec-
tion to the appointment Committee to investigate
the whole subject.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. CAYLEY gave notice then that to-morrow he
would move the appointment of is Committee.—(Hear.)
THE REV. MR. I3ENNETT.
from the Rey,
Lord CASTLEREAGH said ho had received a letter
its
Mr. Bennett, stating that there was not
one word of truth in the rumour that be had joined the Ro-
man Catholic Church; and adding, that he still held holy
orders in the Church of England, and had no intention of
leaving it. The Noble Lord warned the House against
placing too implicit faith in rumoured conversions to the
Roman Catholic religion, and observed that the Roman
Catholic Directory contained the name of a clergyman
who not only adhered to the doctrines of the Established
Church, but was in possession of bis living.
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ABOLITION OF GRAND JURIE.
In reply to Mr. FRESHFIELD,
UER said he
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ
saw no reason for giving compensation to clerks of the
peace and to the clerks of the Central Criminal Court
There
was consequence of the Bill abolishing grand juries.
was some difference, however, with regard to the crier,
who received a fee of 6d. for every witness who was
examined before the grand jury, but he was not allowed
t o take any fee for administering an oath to a witness in
court. The Government thought it would be a fair ar-
rangement to permit this functionary to levy a f©e on the
administration of oaths to witnesses in court, and if a
clause were proposed to that effect, they would give it
their support.
MILITIA DILL,
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