The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-12 00:00:00

HANDICAP HURDLE.

Remunerator
Miss Hawthorn

Six ran.

IMPERIAL PARLLUIEIC

HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PETITION.

The Earl of ST. GERMAN'S presented a petition from
the inhabitants of Mountjoyward, Dublin, in favour of the
bill for the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Bill.
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY (NEW METRO
POLITAN STATION AND BRANCHES) BILL.
Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition against this
bill from the Lord Mayor and incorporation of the City of
London, on the ground of the evils that would arise from
the occupation of open spaces, and the evils to the inhabi-
tants whose houses were placed beside the line of railway.
On the adjourned debate on the second reading of this

bill,
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition
against the bill from the London Institution, the Royal
Opthalmic Hospital, the vicars and churchwardens of seve-
ral parishes through which the proposed railway would pass,
and others. With regard to the Opthalmic Hospital, the
noise and poAtiola of the railway would disturb the delicate
operations performed in the hospital, and interfere with the
convalescence of the patients, who would also be deprived
of a great boon in the occukation of Finsbury-square. This
petition, he thought, should be decisive of the
fate of the bill. It was his duty, in the absence
of the noble earl (the Earl of Derby), to move the
reading of the bill this day six months—unless their lord-
ships were prepared to enter into the whole question of
metropolitan railways. Since the bill had been introduced
he had made inquiries in the whole district. Finshury-
circus was the only opening for fresh air to many
inhabitants in the neighbourhood, shut up in
closed houses, and with no other means almost
their whole lives of breathing fresh air. It might also
be said they had not access to the gardens in Finsbury-
circus, but they had still the privilege of walking in the
open space, which, at any rate, was of advantage to the
neighbourhood, whether the inhabitants walked in it or
not. The noble lord also complained that no notice
had been given to the tenants of the intended kill and
it was the interest of the landlords, who had notice to
keep them in ignorance till the last moment. It was a
great hardship to these tenants to be turned so suddenly
out of these houses, the more specially that in order to
be near their business they were obliged to live in
the neighbourhood. Their lordships had no right to pass
this bill without taking into consideration that about 1,2G0
houses would be taken under the bill, and no less than
12,500 persons compelled to remove to another residence.
The bill was the very reverse of the principle they had al-
ways given effect to—that of giving as many open places
as possible in the metropolis. It was farther doubttul
whether the Great Eastern, whose last dividend was 11
per cent., and who were borrowing money at 4i per cent.,
would be able to complete the scheme; and doubtful
whether the advantages promised would result while there
would be se many countervailing evils.
(LEFT SPEARING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
The Birmingham and Sutton Coalfield Extension

was read a second time.

ATIIENRY AND ENNIS JUNCTION RAILWAY
(ABANDONMENT) BILL
The order for the second reading was withdrawn.
PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented by Mr. Cox, from inhabitants
of Bishopsgate-street, complaining that the Government
had sent two detective officers to Warsaw without written
instructions, and praying that they might be called to the
bar to explain the exact nature of their mission ; Sir J.
SHELLEY, from Westminster, to the same effect. Mr.
HENNESSY, from St. Pancras, to the like effect, and pray-
ing for inquiry ; from Dundee, in favour of the independence
of Poland ; Mr. BAINES, from Leeds, against the Prison
Ministers' Bill ; from certain ministers, in favour of the
prevention of the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sab-
bath; an }lox. MEMBER, from Ripon, in favour of the
repeal of the duty on malt.
THE PROCESSION ON SATURDAY.

In reply to General BUCKLEY,
Sir G. GREY said the gallant general had not given
him notice of his question ; but he might state that his
attention had been particularly called to Chet imperfect
police arrangements on Saturday, when he Prin-
cess Alexandra passed through the City, by the news•
papers, and to the absence of any official regulations
for keeping the streets clear. The accuracy of the state-
ments published in the newspapers had since been con-
firmed by gentlemen with whom he had conversed, who
were in the City. The subject, however, of uniting the
City and Metropolitan Police had not as yet received the
attention of the Government.
Sir DE LACY EVANS desired to ask a question on
the same subject, but would defer doing so until to• morrow.