The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-13 00:00:00

THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were read a third time --Elginshire
and Nairnshire Roads, Bridges, &c. ; Hadlow Railway ;
Waterford and Passage Railway and Ferry.
FISIIERI E S (IRELAND) BILL.
Col. VANDELEUR said he understood that the right
son. baronet intended on the second reading to make a
statement with respect to the purpose of the bill. It would
be doubtless exceedingly satisfactory to the Irish members
if he would do so on the present occasion.

Sir R. PEEL sail he was quite prepared to do so ; but
he considered that the discussion that would to-day be
entered upon would fully answer the purpose of an expla-
natory statement. (Hear, hear.)
Col. ,VANDELEUR expressed his satisfaction at the
statement of the right hon. gentleman.
Sir R. PEEL moved that the house should go into
committee on this bill.
Mr. SCULLY said if they were legislating for a new
country like New Zealand they would probably not permit
wiers and bag nets in the rivers, but it was impossible that
they could take away the rights of proprietors without
compensation. He did not altogether approve of the bill of
the hon. and learned member for Wexford (Mr. M'Mahon),
but at the same time he did not like to see its chief features
plagiarised by the bill of the Government. He proposed in
regard to compensation that the value of the fishing rights
of the various parties interested should be estimated and
capitalised, and paid by annuity or in some other way.
The bill did not appear to him to make proper pro-
vision for compensation, No time ought to be lost in
tbleaelug the law on a better footing. Anglers ought to
tale
they
caniacituitpet 4d. per lb. for each " individual" salmon
the breeding cicause they materially contributed to lessen
Sir H. p.8.,.j1e fish. (Hear, hear.)
the hen.
ard'ikal said there was no doubt that the bill of
confiscation of ed
member for Wexford was one for the
the Act of 1842, ancientand-fiaghta' confirmed and secured under
a aomprottahiatethe bill of the right hon. baronet
was simply
were so injurious u had ' denied that the sea fisheries
stated; it was the sweep nets
in the rivers that created the
Mr. BRUCE said any sesgidraea,_ t damage.
mouth of rivers would be interferedTs 7ithin miles of the
After a few words from Mr. Cox SirZIT R, PEEL in ex-
planation, the house went into committee, and the various
amendments, occupying no less than 10
pages, and chiefly of a technical nature, Zell' printed
proceeded
with.
The discussion occupied the remainder of the sitting,

The house resdmed at six o'clock.
DISTRESS IN THE WEST OF IRELAND.
Mr. GREGORY gave notice that, in the event of the
hon. member for the Queen's County bringing forward his
motion, he would, on going into committee of supply on the
19th, call the attention of the Chief Secretary to th
we
th great
distress existing in the western portion of Ireland
view to the expediency of making grants for public works.
THE SUEZ CANAL—FORCED LABOUR.
In reply to a question from Mr.
GRIFFITH,
Viscount PALMERSTON said her Majesty's Govern-
ment had not received the statement from M. Lesseps
main
al-
luded to by the hon. member. But with regard to the
question, the prohibition of forced labour, the Sultan, who
had long prohibited forced labour in the other portions of his
dominions, had an equal right to do so in Egypt, which wa
part of his empire ; and no foreigner, whether engaged in
recommercial speculation or an agent of a foreign Govern-
ment,
a
t,was justified in obstructing the Sultan in carrying out
each
law. Of course her Majesty s Government would
give the Sultan every support in carrying out that law.
1:1-11% PROTESTANT PRISONERS IN SPAIN.
In reply to Mr, WaALLEY'
Mr. LAY &AD recounted the proceedings which took

place with reference to procuring a remission or mitiga-
tion of the sentence passed upon the Protestant prisoners,
Matamoros, Aihama, and Trigo, lately condemn() in Spain
for reading the Bible. The hon. gentleman sai at depu •
tations from this and other countries hal gone Madrid to
present memorials to the Queen of Spain, p. L ying for a
commutation of the sentence passed up e prisoners ;
and the result, he was happy to announc was that the
sentence of imprisonment had been commuted to banish-
ment fur the same period—it was generally supposed by the
deputation—as the original sentence of imprisonment, VIZ.,
seven years.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BUILDING.
Lord R. CECIL asked the First Lord of the Treaauty
whether he had been rightly understood to say that no plan
was in existence of the architectural alterations which it
was propcsed to make in the International Exhibition
building ; and, if so, on what data the estimate of the cost
5i those alterations had been framed.
Viscount PALM.ERSTON said that no plan had been
framed with regard to the conversion of the building; but
it was intended to complete the front of the building, as it
now stood with stucco. (Laughter.) It was also intended
to convert the glass domes into brick domes. (Laughter.)
The plan was the building, and all that was proposed to be
done was to make such changes as would produce con-
formity between it and other buildings, by covering it ex-
ternally with stucc (Laughter.)