The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-15 00:00:00

LONDON UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.

Mr AYRTON moved that it be an instruction to the
committee on group 1 of railway bills to allow the promo-
ters of the London Main Trunk Underground Railway Bill
(ordered not to be proceeded with in the present session) to
be heard upon petition against the following bills,with which
such bill would, if proceeded with, have been in competition:
Metropolitan Railway (Trinity•square Extension), East
London Railway, Great Eastern Railway (Metropolitan
Station and Railways), Metropolitan District Railways
(No. 2), Metropolitan Ciraad Union Bailway (No. 2); pro-
vided that such petition shall have been deposited within
the time prescribed by the standing orders for depositing
petitions against private bills.
Colonel W. PATTEN moved an amendment to the
effect that the motion be negatived, but after some observa-
tion from Mr MASSEY in support of the motion, and Lord
J. MANNERS for the amendment, the latter was withdrawn,
and the motion was agreed to.
TILE BARNSTAPLE ELECTION.
Mr. HOWES, the chairman of the committee appointed
to try the merits of the petition against the return of Mr.
Thomas Lloyd, presented the report of the com-
mittee to the effect that, in some cases instances
of bribery had been traced to the agents of the sitting mem-
ber, some of the electors having been proved to have ac-
cepted bribes of £5. They therefore decided that Mr.
Lloyd was not duly elected, and that Mr. Bremridge was
returned. At the same time, the committee did not con-
sider that bribery to any considerable extent prevailed at
the election in question. (Laughter.)
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a writ was ordered to
issue for the election of a member for the borough of Pon-
tefract, Mr. Childers, the member, having been appointed
one of the Civil Lords of the Admiralty.
POLAND.

Mr, HENNESSY gave notice that, on going into corn,
mittee of supply, he would move that the negotiations
relative to Poland had not given satisfaction, and that the
conditions on which the dominion of Russia over Poland
was agreed to had not been complied (He tr,hear.)

TIIE SCELESWIG-HOLSTEIN Ql3
Mr. KINGLAKE gave notice that he would move as
an amendment to the motion of which the hon. member for
Liskeard had
.given notice on this subject, to the effect that
the treaty in regard to that matter had not been carried
out, and that the Fttst Lord of the Treasury had, in the
statetnent he had made on this subject, gone further than
the circumstances of the c!so wamnte,t.

PENAL SERVI I UDE (IRELAND.)
Mr. MAGUIItE asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether ho was aware of the fact that
the operation of one of the provisions of the Penal Servitude
Bill would be to abolish the refuges for female convicts in
Ireland ; and, if so, whether the Irish Government had
been consulted upon the matter, and had approved or other-
wise of the abolition of said probationary institutions?
G. GREY said there was no intention to make
any alteration in the system in operation in Ireland, which
worked very advantageously.
NEW MUSEUMS AT SOUTH KENSINGTON.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the First Commissioner of
Works what number of plans had been sent in for the pro-
posed N 917 Museums at South liensiDgton ; where, and

when, he intends to exhibit them ; and who are to be the
judges to decide upon them.
Mr. COWPER, in reply' to this and some otherZque's_
tions, said that there had been no decision come to as to
the actual use to which the building should be appro_
priated, and the subject could be brougt forward by an
hon. member.