The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-05 00:00:00

THIRD READINGS.

The Dulas Valley Mineral Railway, Wicklow Copper
and Hibernian Mines Companies, Uxbridge and Rlekmans-
worth Railway, Banff, Portsoy, and Strathisla Railway,
Stirling Estate, Workington Dick, Desford Roads and
Accrington Gas Bills were read a third time and passed.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.

His Royal highness the Prince of Wales entered the
house shortly after five, and sat on the front seat of the
cross benches. The Earl of Derby immediately crossed to
the Prince, and entered into a very animated conversation
with his Royal Highness.
THE ALBERT BRIDGE.
Lord CHELMSFORD called attention to the petition
for the recommittal of this bill, and moved that the bill be
referred back to the same committee. The proposed bridge
was proposed to cross the Thames between the new Chelsea
bridge and the old Battersea bridge, and would undoebt-
edly be of great convenience, not only to large areas of pri-
vate property on both sides of the river, but also to the
public property. It had been estimated that in four years
the whole cost of the bridge would be realised from the
sale of the improved approaches. The petitioners com-
plained that the committee of the Lords had
reported against the bill, and had rejected
evidence in its favour, whilst they received and acted upon
the evidence proposed in the interests of the proprietors
of Old Battersea, who were, of course, opposed to the
scheme.

Lord TAUNTON considered that after a committee had
come to a certain conclusion, it was too much for the pro-
moters of a bill to come forward and ask for an alteration
of that determination.

After a few words from Lord DI Ros,
The Earl of'CAMPERDOWN said he had been a mem-
ber of the committee, and after the most patient heaving
of the evidence brought before them, he was of opinion that
it was not expedient at present to erect the proposed

bridge,
Lord CRAN WORTH supported the motion.
Lord TRURO opposed the motion.
The Earl of DERBY supported the motion, because he
thought the advantages of a bridge in the proposed posi-
tion were too obvious to admit of doubt. Thereal question
for the committee to have considered was, whether the pre-
amble of the bill (which stated that the bid would be of
great utility to the public) had been proved. That question
however the committee did not seem t I have entertained.
Lord TAUNTON said the motion had been brought for-
ward at the instance of a very powerful party, and he
warned the house against listening to the suggestion made
bythem for upsetting the deliberate decisionof the committee.
The Earl of DERBY thought the powerful party seemed
to be all on the other side. (Hear, hear )
Earl GRANVILLE opposed the motion for the reasons
stated by the noble lord behind him (Lord Taunton), and
also upon the general ground of the inconvenience of dis-
turbing a decision cf a committee.
Lord TAUNTON again entreated their lordships not
to agree to the motion, and said that though, if it were car-
ried, he and the other members of the committee would do
their best to give proper weight to any new evidence brought
before them, still it would be done under protest, as con-
trary to his whole Parliamentary experience.
The Duke of MONTROSE supported the motion.
Lord REDESDALE opposed it on the technical grounds.
Earl GREY thought it might always be assumed that a
new means of communication a ould be advantageous unless
special reasons were shown to the contrary; and he was by
no means prepared to say that the time had not arrived
when some mode of appeal from the decision of a committee
should be adopted. He should therefore support the motion,
more particularly as the fact of a large number of persons
having been found willing to subscribe the funds for the
bridge seemed to afford strong proof that it was generally
considered to be required.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought that, instead
of referring the bill back to the committee, it would be bet-
ter to discuss it on its merits in the whole house on the third

reading.
The Earl of WICKLOW opposed the motion.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE thought it was a dangerous
course to interfere with the general practice of the house in
its mode of legislating upon private business; and though
he thought they could not have too many bridges in the
metropolis, he would rather the advantage of a new bridge
should be delayed another year than disturb the admirable
working of the present system with regard to committees.
The Duke of SOMERSET thought it would be better to
refer the bill to another committee.
Their lordships then divided—
Content 29
Not content
Majority....
The motion was therefore lost.
HARES (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
VICE-ADMIRALTY COURTS.
This bill passed through committee.
INCLOSURE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--Last Evening.
The SPEAXER took the chair at the usual hour.
The Lords' Amendments to the Aylesbury Markets Bill
were considered and agreed to, and the bill ordered to be
read a third time.
The following bills, with amendments, were agreed to—
Denbigh Water, North Bierley Gas, Saint Asaph Road,
and Vale of Llangollen Railway.
THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were read a third time :—Blackfriars
Bridge—Elsecar, Wentworth, and Hoyland Gas—Exeter
Gaol —Great Western Railway (Branch at Great Bridge)—
Inverness and Perth Junction and Perth and Dunkeld
Railway Companies—Seaton and Beer Railay—Tees
Conservancy—Van Diemen's Land Company—and Ware,
Hadham, and Bantingford Railway.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
readand athird time :—Birkenhead Improvement--Bris-
tol rtishead Pier and Railway—Forruartine
and Buch
Railway Bill—Gravesend and Mil-
ton Gas—Great Grimsby Water—l tchen Bridge--
Let terkenny k /taw
Andover and Redbridge Railways—Mid
and South Western and
tailways—Mid Kent Railway
Rotherham and Ktrogbe Local Board of Health—
Southampton and Netley Rearu'hway_Stourbridge Railway—
and Tranrocre Docks

The Londonderry Railway (Seaham to Sunderland) Bill
was read a second time.
ROYAL COMMISSION.

The Daputy Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the
table, and summoned the Speaker and the house to attend
at the bar of the House of Lords, to hear the Royal Com-
mission read and the Royal assent given to sev,ral bills
agreed to by both houses of Parliament.
PETITIONS.

By Lord Hotham, against subjecting charities to the income
tax. Petitions to the same effect were presented by Mr.
Ingham, Durham ; and from Charing. cross hostital• Sir
F. Smith, several, from Chatham ; Mr. Henley, Oxford:
'
Mr. Bentinck, Norfolk; Mr. Alderman Copeland, Mr.
Walter, Mr. Pullen, Sir B. Bridges, Mr. Ferrer, Mr. Alder-
man Saloraons, Mr. Clay, Hull ; Mr. Hankey, Mr.
Dlints, 30, Mr. Ccx, 4, the Lord Mayor, several, Sir S.
Northeote, FevEr4l, Mr. Wynne, Sir F. Farquhar,
Lord J. Manners, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. A)rtou, Sir J.
Duke, several; against the amalgamation of tte Nletroplitan
CA. Sykes, praying for a mothfica-
with the City Police;
lion of the fire ine•urance duty.
TURKEY.
Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on Friday the 29th he
should call the attention of the board to the condition of
Turkey and its dependencies.
WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF SEAMEN.
Mr. LIDDELL gave notice that on Friday, on the mo-
tion for going into committee of supply, he should call at-
tention to the subject of erecting residences for wives,
children, and widows of seamen in connection with sea-
men's barracks, in accordance with the recommendation of
Ike Royal Commissioners of 1861.
THE SEA QUEEN.
Mr. PEACOCK gave notice of his intention on an early
day, to move for some correspondence with Earl Russell
and Mr. Seward with respect to this vessel.