The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-02 00:00:00

THIRD READINGS.

Aberyswith and Welch Coast Railway—Tendring Hun-
dreds Railway, and London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railway (Extensions and Alterations) Bills were read a
third time and passed.
THE INDIAN NAVY.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition
from the naval and military officers of the late East India
Company's Service, complaining of certain injustices that
had been practised upon them in the matter of pensions and
compensations, and praying for a commission of inquiry.
The Duke of ARGYLL said he thought tho officers in
the late East India Company's service had been very libe-
rally dealt with under the new regulations of the Govern-
ment of India. In all cases the pensions awarded were
considerably over those awarded in the Royal Navy, ar,T,
in many cases officers had been awarded pensions %.v.hr;ije
were not given in her Majesty's service. Under a_uoLd
circumstances he did not think there were any Past grown
for complaint. al-
BRITISH COLUMBIA BOUNDARIES
to the
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The Duke of NEWCASTLE. in moving the
reading of this bill, took the opportunity of
beerre prospered,
use a belief
improved prospects of Vancouver's Island,
existed that this distant dependency had
snaid
Company had
that the
and, what was more, never would. (5
Bay
had already
re-
moval of the authority of the Hudson'sss
been attended with the best results,
:tate of the colony,
and a great improvement in the:
and in a few years it would, tshaotiustfacdtoiuonbti,l,l
Inform-
it hadecorne a place of great importance.only
been founded four years, he had greaa
of
Vancouv
ing their lordships that the newn
estimates
of
the
a Island
would never again figure in the a e House of
great credit
Commons. He considered this to the legis-
laturethe last
of the country. During
no year the revenue
had doubled, and during t
thanot of less than 1,000 miles
of roads had been construct
4 deesc,tiou a temporary descrip-
tion, but of as goo- a ear the as would be found
is England. Last no lose revenue from these
to no
roads amountedthan £lO,OOO, but
result was, it
gratifying as the
this Was confidently expected
that the amount received year would be not less than
£20,000, thus enabling the colony to repay the loan of
5 'ears
£lOO,OOO in about .
to ~ ,
When good and substantial roads
would be open up Me foot of the Rocky M oun em t• s.
(LEI'T SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OP LORDS.—Tlais Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. CARGILL (Berwick) and Mr. VERNER (Lisburn)
took the oaths and their seats.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
was read a third
The Merthyr, Tredegar, and Abergaveny Railway Bill
time.
THE PURCHASE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
BUILDING.
Mr. GREGORY presented a petition from the Finan-
cial Reform Association of Liverpool against the extra-
vagant outlay proposed in connection with this new build-
ing ; also a petition from the Society of Arts on the
ground that it is exceedingly objectionable in point of
taste, and the ridicule of foreigners, whose strictures were
only mollified by the assurance that the building was only
temporary ; Lord Encito presented two petitions against
the purchase of the building; Mr. CRAWFORD, from mer-
chants and bankers in the City of London to the same
effect ; also by Mr. WHITE, from Brighton.

HAWKERS' LICENCES.
Mr. FERRAND gave notice that on Monday he should
ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether small hawkers
were compelled to take out a licence.