The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-24 00:00:00

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OP COMMONS.---This Evening,
The SPEAKER took tho chair at tho usual hour.

PETITIONS.
By Sir J. DUKE, from Farringdon Ward, praying that
the Holborn-hill improvemPnt might be proceeded with ;
Mr Baines, Leeds ; Sir H. Verner, Armagh ; Mr. Lawson,
Haddington, and others, in favour of closing public-houses
on the Sabbath

j THE ME FROPOLITAN AND CITY POLICE.
The LORD MAYOR gave notice of his intention to
move for a return of the number and description of
troops employed in the route of the procession
from the Bricklayers' Arms to Paddington, on the
7th of March last, specifying the number in the three por-
tions of the route , also copies of all the corres, ondence be-
tween Sir Richard Mayne and the War Office on the sub-
ject of employing troops.
Col. FRENCH also gave notice that on Monday he
should ask the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment whether, as the bill he had introduced for the amalga-
mation of the Metropolitan with the City police was be •
lieved to partake of a hybrid ch4racter—being, strictly
speaking, neither a public nor a private bill, and proposed
to deal with corpo ations acting under charters and Acts of
Parliament--he intended to proceed with it.?
MERCANTILE SHIPS AND FEDERAL

CRUISERS.
Lord A. CHURCHILL askei the Solicitor General
whether merchant ships in the prosecution of a voypge be-
tween neutral ports, would be legally justified in defending
themselves by the use of arms, ;rem capture by the cruisers
of the Federal States of America?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that such ves-
sels would certainly not, be ju• ified in defend,ng them-
selves from capture by force 3t arms, and cited the case of
the Swedish convoy in support of this opinion. Vessels
so defending themselves would be exposed to ca; tune and
condemnation.

INCREASE OF SMALL PDX.
Lord NAAS asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department whether the attention of the Government had
been drawn to the increase of small pox in the metropolis;
and whether it was his intention to propose during the pre-
terit session any measure for the promotion of vaccination ?
Mr. LOWE replied that the subject had, of late, much
engaged the attention of the Government. There was a
measure in existence compelling compulsory vaccination,
and though not a very complete inc,asure, yet, unless badly
carried out by local authorities, ithad been found exceedingly
useful. There was no law of the hind in Scotland, and the
question of making the law more efficient, and the propriety
of extending it to Scotlmnd,was now engaging tho attention
of the Government, but no positive decision had yet been
arrived at.

THE VOTE FOR THE PRINCE CONSORT'S
MEMORIAL.
Mr. CONINGHAM gave notice of his intention to more
that the vote for the Prince Consort's memorial be post-
poned until such time as the noble lord at the head of the
Government was in a position to say that the estimate
for its construction would not be exceeded. (Cries of
" 012 ! oh I") Unless the noble lord could give a satisfactory
explanation to the effect that the cost would not exceed the
estimated amount, he should take the sense of the house
upon the matter.

THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN POLICE.
Mr. HENLEY gave notice that he should move an
amendment to this bill when it was next before the house,
to the effect that the bill be read a seccnd drab that day six
months. (Ilea-, hear )
STAGE COACH DUTY.
In mil!, to Sir C. DOUGLAS,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that it was his intention to mitigate the present inequali y
of taxation, and hence ha had proposed a du-y of
£1 Ils. 6d. The hon. member for the Tower
Hamlets had a notice on the subject on the
paper, but he desired to state that in the present stato of
the revenue ho could not consent to forego the tax on
stage carriages. Ile apprehended that the plan he had
proposed would work well, especially in local districts. The
tax would not fall upon those who did not now pay it.
RIOT AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC REFORMA-
TORY IN LEICESTERSHIRE—DI;MISSAL OF
THE VISITING PRIE6T OF DARTMOOit PRI-
SON.
In reply to Mr. NEWDEGATE,
Sir G. GREY replied ,hat he had received information
to the effect that a riot had b oken out in the St. Bernards'
Reformatory, Whit wich, Leicestershire, among the inmates,
and that the police had been called in to suppress it. He
had desired Mr. Sidney Turner, one of the inspectors of
reformatories, to investigate toe aff dr, and to report thereon.
That report had ni.t yet reacued the Home-office. Mr.
Henderson, the visiting Catholic pries' at Dartmoor Pri-
son, had been susp-nded for lacking that temper and dis-
cretion requisite for the proper di, huge of his duties.
OSTEND AND DOVER MAILS.
to Mr. BERKELEY,
PEEL ex iaiued he nature of these mail con-
said an eligible contract had been accepted for

In repl
Mr. F.
tracts, and
these mails.

SAILORS' HOMES.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Sir H. SIRACEY brougut under the attention of the
house the subject of these homes, and moved that the Board
of Trades to einpimered to aid them with some of the means
belonging to the Nleicantiie Marine and Seamen'a Fund.
Mr. M. GIBSON opposed the motion, and it was nega-
tived without a division.
THE CASE OF JESSIE MACLAUCHLAN.
Mr. STIRLING lose to move tor copies of th., preceed •
ings at this trial, and of the subsequent proceedings before
Mr. 'Young which led to the commutation of the sentence.
(LEFT SITTING.)

iONDON GAZETTE—This—Evening.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 22.
Notice is hereby given, that her Royal Highness the
Princess f Wales will, by command of the Queen, hold a
Drawing Room at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her
Majesty, on Saturday, the 16th of May next, at 2 o'clock.
It is the Queen's pleasure, that presentations to her Royal
Highness at this brawing Room shall be considered as
equivalent to presentations to her Majesty.
N3tice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday will
be celebrated on Saturday, the 6th of June next.
Notice is hereby given that his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales will, by command of the Queen, hold a
Levee at St. James's Palace on behalf of her Majesty, on
Wednesday, the 13th of May next, at two o'clock.
It is the Queen's pleasure that presentations to his Royal
Highness at this Levee shall be considered as equivalent to
presentations to her Alai-sty.
FUItEION ArniL 21.
The Queen has been graciously pie :sed to appoint
William Graham Samford, Esq , now Attache to her
Majesty's Legation at Turin, to oe a Third Secretary in
her Majesty's Diplomatic Service.
DO WNING-S rREET, APRIL 22.
The Queen has teen pleased to appoint Joseph Bean.
mont, Esq., to bo Chief Justice for th, colony of British
Guiana; Win. Hackett, Esq., t 3 be Cief Justice of the
Supreme Court of her Maj sty's Forthand Settlements on
the Gold Coast, and Assessor to the Native Chiets within
the protected territories near or adjacent to the said forts
and settlements; and Tbos. Leafs Ingram, Esq., to be her
Majesty's Advocate and Potice Magistrate or her Majesty's
settlement on the River Gambia,
CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 22.
MEMBERS RETU RNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
ARLIAMEN T.
Borough of Thetford—Frederick John Fitzßoy (cora.-
monly called Lord Frederick John Fitzßoy), in the room

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THIRD ttEADINGS
The following bills were read a third. time :—Rusthall
Manor and Sowerby Bridge Local Board.
The Norwich Poor Bill was considered and ordered to be
read a third time.