The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-22 00:00:00

CHURCH RATES COMMUTATION.

Mr. NEWDEGATE obtained leave to bring in a bill for
the commutation of church rates, which was read a first
time.

The Game Licences (Ireland) and the Dublin Interna-
tional Exhibition (1865) bills were read a third time and
passed.

The Civil Bill Courts Procedure (Ireland) Act (1864)
Amendment Bill passed through committee, with amend-
ments.

In committee of the whole house resolutions were agreed
to in reference to the Courts of Justice Building (Defi-
ciencies) and the Common Law Courts (Fees), Leave was
given to introduce bills founded thereupon.
The bills were brought in and read a first time.
The house then adjourned.

Association of Chambers of Commerce of the
United Kingdom,

The annual meeting of the delegates from the
various provincial Chambers of Commerce consti-
tuting this association commenced yesterday at the
Westminster Palace Hotel—Mr. Sampson S. Lloyd,
the chairman of the association, presiding.

There were present the following delegates :
Messrs. EL Pease, M.P., Darlington ; E. Baines,
M.P., E. A. Leatham, M.P., G. Moffatt, M.P., Mr.
Bass, M.P., Somerset Beaumont, M.P., W. Daven-
port Bromley, M.P., W. E. Forster, M.P., G. Had-
field, M.P. ; J. Somes, M.P., and J. Clay, M.P.,
Hull ; Sir F. Crossley, M.P. ; Messrs. W. Buchanan,
M.P., Glasgow ; C. Norwood, Hull; E. Akroyd,
Halifax ; W. H. Wills, C, H. Low, M. Whitwell,
and L. Bruton, Bristol ; W. F. Price, Glocester ; C.
Allhussen, James Hall, and John Hall, Newcastle-
on-Tyne ; H. J. Atkinson, Hull ; J. Whitwell and
C. Braithwaite, jun., Kendall ; D. Lupton and W.
Hirst, Leeds ; T. Wilson, Goole ; E. L. Help, J.
Batley, and C. H. Jones, Huddersfield ; R. H.
Ellis, J. Mitchell, and T. H. Cook, Dewsbury ; J.
Harris, Darlington ; W. C. Corsan, R. Leader, W.
Smith, C. Atkinson (Master Cutler of Sheffield),
and R. Jackson, Sheffield ; H. W. Ripley, J. Beh-
rens, and J. Darlington, Bradford ; L. Haymenn and
S: Collinson, Nottingham ; W. T. Cox and J.
Renals, Derby ; W. Armstrong, South of Scotland
Chamber ; J. S. Wright, G. D. Goodman and G.
Dixon, Birmingham; M. D. Hollins, Staffordshire
Potteries ; W. Morris, Halifax ; J. B. Holroyde,
Halifax Chamber; I. Wilson, Middlesborough ;
W. R. I. Hopkins; J. Brooke, Huddersfield ; J.
Crossley, Halifax, and G. B. Lloyd, Birmingham.
The CHAIRMAN said the standing committee were
glad to meet their fellow-delegates, and able to an-
nounce to them a large accession of members to the
association. There were now 27 Chambers of Com-
merce in active working with the association. Those
chambers represented a great deal of the commer-
cial intelligence of the country ; and he was happy
to say that the income arising from their subscrip-
tions made the association self-supporting, with the
exception of the extraordinary expenditure chiefly
arising from the movement of the association in
Austria. The leading journal had that morning
thought fit to infer that the association was weak
because three of the most important places in the
country, Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow, were
not connected with it. The association would, cer-
tainly, be very glad to have their co-operation, and
it was not the fault of the association that those im-
portant towns stood aloof ; but while the association
represented the entire county of York, and the
towns of Birmingham, Bristol, Wolverhampton,
and other places, it felt itself sufficiently strong' to
labour effectually for the good of commerce even
without the joint action of those three chambers.
The chairman then adverted to the establishing of
free trade with Austria, and said that efforts had
been made to bring about a more liberal commercial
policy in that country. A commission of inquiry had
been appointed by the Austrian Government, similar
to that appointed by the Emperor of the French a
year or two ago, and it might be anticipated with
some confidence that the steps taken would lead
to some modification of the protective policy of
Austria, and which would tend greatly to increase
the wealth of the two countries. He concluded by
observing that the labours of the association had
been productive of great good to the commercial
interests of the country, and then moved that the
report and accounts (which had been taken as read)
be adopted.
Col. AKROYD (Halifax) seconded the motion,
which was agreed to unanimously.