The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-27 00:00:00

THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were severally read a third time and
passed:—Partnership Amendment; Fortifications (Provi-
sion for Expenses); Kingston Harbour; General Post-office
(Additional Site); Locomotives on Roads; Small Benefices
(Ireland) Act (1860) Amendment; and the Ecclesiastical
Commission (Superannuation Allowances) Bills.
The Commons' amendments to Parsonages Bill were con-
sidered and agreed to.

The Local Government Supplemental (No. 4) Bill ; the
Constabulary Force (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill; Navy
and Marine (Wills) Bill; Pier and Harbour Orders Confir-
mation (No. 3) Bill ; Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions
Bill; Navy and Marine (Property of Deceased) Bill; and
National Gallery (Dublin) Bill passed through committee.
THE CONSOLIDATION FUND (APPROPRIATION)
_ _

BILL,

This bill was read a first time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Sir A. BULLER took the oaths and his seat for Liskeard.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' Amendments to the Great Northern Rail-
way
; County Antrim and Bel-
fast Eastern
Railway (Capital, &c.))
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Bill ; Lugg Valley Railway Bill ; and Solway Junction
Borough(i ef or to l ; Bourn)Great Bill
Railway Bill were considered and agreed to.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal and Tramroad ; West Corn-
wall Railway ; and Westminster Improvements.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time :—Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway ;
Burnley Market ; Carmarthenshire Railway ; Fergus River
Navigation, &c. ; Llanelly Railway and Dock (Extension
to Mumbles) ; Navan and Kingscourt Railway; and West
Cork Railway.

The following bills were read a second time :—Earl of
Winchilsea's Estate ; Limerick and North Kerry Junction
Railway ; and Dublin, Clontarf, and Dollymount Tram-
way.
GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES BILL.
Sir M. FARQUHAR asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer what progress was being made in insuring lives
and in purchasing Government annuities under the Act
27 and 28 Vic. cap. 43 ; and also what number of con-
tracts had been entered into by the Postmaster-General in
many post-offices such
whether such business
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of the old savings
banks?

had TheCHANCELLORonIyEXCHEQUER said the act
theo
operation that he could not
give his hon. friend the information he required in detail.
A long period of time had elapsed between the passing of
recently
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the act and its coming into operation, so that it had not
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been in operation, as was expected in some quar-
ters, immediately on its receiving the assent of
Parliament. They had appointed and opened about 400
offices for the transaction of business, but it had been found
impossible, up to the present, to extend them over the whole
of the country, but no time would be lost in increasing those
offices at the earliest moment. No arrangement had been
able to be come to with the old savings banks for carrying
on the life insurance business. Some hundreds of trans-
actions have been completed by the offices already
in existence, and it would be gratifying, no doubt, to the
hon. gentleman to know that Mr. Scudmore, of the Gene-
ral Post-office, was quite satisfied with the transactions up
to the present time ; and it was also most important to
know that the rules all work well. He hoped he should be
able very shortly to give the hon. gentleman further infor-
mation on the matter.

THE HIGHWORTH UNION.
Mr. TORRENS asked the Secretary to the Poor Law
Board whether any steps had been taken by the Board to
ascertain that Dr. Kennard, medical officer of the High-
worth Union, had discontinued to employ his assistant,
which was animadverted on and forbidden in the Secre-
tary's letter to Dr. Kennard, dated April 19, 1865.
Viscount ENFIELD said an inquiry had been made into
the matter, and Mr. Kennard had been informed of t4e
feeling of the board. The duties of medical officer, he be-
lieved, were now exercised exclusively by Mr. Kennard.
No complaints had been received since the guardians of the
poor had been in communication with Dr. Kennard, and
that being so, it was to be expected that the duties of the
office were now being strictly attended to.