The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING.
The Lonn CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack a.
the usual hour.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Henley
Gas • Brean Down Harbour Railway ; Edinburgh Mer-
chants Company; Hyde-park-gate Estate ; Bude Canal and
Launceston Junction Railway ; Dublin, Wicklow, and
Wexford Railway ; Lakes Inagh, Derry, Clare, &c., Fishe-
ries, United General Gas.
ROACH RIVER FISHERY BILL.
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On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
The Marquis of CLANRICADE asked whether it was
the intention of the Government to introduce a fishery bill
regulating the usages and creations of oysters fisheries during
this session ; and whether the private bills now before Par-
liament have been examined and approved by the Board of
Trade and other Government authority. In asking the
question the noble loid presented a petition from the Roach
fishermen against bill.
Earl GRANVILLE said that it was not the intention of
the Government to legislate specially upon the subject.
After some further remarks, the bill was read a second
time ; and the following bills wero also read a second
time :—Rochester Oyster Fishery, Whitstable Fishery Ex-
tension, and Ham Oyster Fishery.
UTILISATION OF SEWAGE.

The Earl of ESSEX said that as some of his observations
of Friday night had been somewhat misunderstood, he
would repeat that his decided conviction was that for
sewage to be applied for agricultural purposes to advantage
it should be applied in large quantities. His experience had
shown that an endeavour to apply small quantities to largo
acres was unprofitable, while, on the contrary, large quan-
tities applied to small areas would be very productive.
PATENTS,

The question as to the second reading of Shepard's pa-
tent., Wright's Patent, and Spencer's Patent Bills gave rise
to some discussion. It appeared that the promoters of the
bills had omitted to stamp certain patents granted to them
within the time limited. and the new applied for permission
to stamp them after date.

Lord4REDESDALE said he would not move the second
reading of the bills unless it were the wish of the house
that he do so.

Lord CHELMSFORD and Earl GRANVILLE each expressed
an opinion that the bills should not be read a second time,
and as no noble lord moved the second reading the bills
were threwn out.
TRANSPORTATION TO AUSTRALIA.

Lord TAUNTON presented petitions from the city of
Melbourne and other places in the colony of Victoria, pray-
ing for the immediate and permanent abolition of transpor-
tation of convicts to Australia. The petition was signed
by 5,000 of the people of Melbourne,' by the Speaker
of the House of Assembly, and by the judges on the bench.
Having spoken upon the subject asked if he were correctly
informed that in three years transportation to Victoria
would cease.

Earl GRANVILLE said her Majesty's Government had
not the slightest hesitation in putting an end to the
system of transportation to Australia altogether. In
three years from the present time all the arrangements
that were necessary would be made. The providing of
additional prison room in this country had to be seen to,
and the cash had to be provided.
LEFT SITTING.)

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

Mr. MURPHY took the oaths and his seat on his election
for the city of Cork, rendered vacant by the resignation of
Dr. Lyons.

PRIVATE BUSINESS

The following bills were read a second time :—Aboyne
and Braemar Railway; Blane Valley Railway; Burnham
Tidal Harbour ; Caledonian Railway (branch to Dumfries
and Lockerby Railway); Cheshire Lines.; Crieff and
Cowrie Railway; Croesor and Portmadoc Railway ;
Dorking Water ; Dumfries, Lochmaben, and Lockerby
Junction, and Caledonian Railway Companies ; East
London Railway ; Evesham and Redditch Railway ; For-
cett Railway; Galway Water; General Terminus and Glas-
gow Harbour and Caledonian Railway Companies ; Girvan
and Portpatrick Junction Railway ,• Hadden and Bentley
Road ; Flelston Roads ; Huddersfield and Halifax Railway ;
Kent Gas • Limerick Embankment and Reclamation; Mans-
field and h"orksop Road ; Metropolitan Sewage and Essex
Reclamation ; Monmouth, Forest of Dean, and Standish
Junction Railway; Monmouthshire Railway and Canal ;
Mowddwy Railway ; Northampton and Banbury Junction
Railway (Deviation, &c.); Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway;
Port Talbot Company; Redhill Gas and WateriLeven-
oaks, Maidstone, and Tunbridge Railway;
tSeuti Eastern Tees
Valley Railway ; Tottenham and Hampsteadn
Railway ; Stapenhill and Burton-upon-Trent
Junction
Railway (Deviation, &c.) ; Hampstead
and
Crickhowell
Junction Railway (New LinesT)rteanndhalrale
Railway (Western Extension).
GREAT YARMOUTH BOROUGH, HAVEN, AND