The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-23 00:00:00

BANKING D

oprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553.000
ticst
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, COMMid-
issioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac- _ _

counts) 6.05,3
Other Deposits 14,11 ,885
Seven Day and
other Bills 442,458

£39,4.4.204
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Feb. 23, 1365.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS--Tilts EVENING.

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PICCADILLY AND PARK-LANE NEW ROAD BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Sir J. FERGUSSON said that he did not consider this
bill should be sent to a select committee without a discus-
sion on its merits. An explanation was desirable on the
part of Government previous to the house being called
on to sanction the further progress of the bill. The ob-
ject of the bill was no doubt desirable in affording a com-
munication between two important points in the
western part of the metropolis, but the bill
itself had formed the subject of newspaper dis-
cussion, and some strong arguments had been used to
show that the present scheme would not give sufficient
accommodation to the public. The road from Hamilton-
place was proved, in his opinion, by Mr. Nelson, not to
be the best that could be selected considering the locality.
The fact was, that the Chief Commissioner of Works
had been goaded into doing something, and he had con-
sented to this scheme without being at all satisfied
that it afforded the best means of communication between
the points in question, and the cost of the scheme would be
no less than £16,000.
Mr. TITE supported the bill on economical grounds,
and drew the attention of the house to the cost that would
be incurred if they adopted any scheme that would involve
the pulling down of Gloucester House. He concluded by
moving that the bill be read a second time that day six
months.

Mr. MELLOR supported the bill.
General PEEL said that he did not know why the Metro-
politan Board of Works took the subject of this bill on

themselves. The matter was very important, and he ap-
pealed to the house to allow the bill to go into committee,
where it would receive ample discussion.

After some further discussion the bill was read a second

time.
ALLEGED GRIEVANCES OF INDIAN OFFICERS

Col. SYKES presented a petition from certain officers
in the Indian army praying for redress of grievances.
Col. FRENCU and another IfoN. 31EMBER presented peti-
tions to the same effect.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.

A petition was presented from Berkshire, praying for a
better administration or the money granted for the purpose
of public education.
DOE PARK AND BRADFORD RESERVOIRS.

Mr. FERRAND moved an address for copy of all cor-
respondence between the Home-office, the Bradford corpora-
tion, and other persons, on the state of the Doe Park and
the other reservoirs belonging to the corporation (in con-
tinuation of Parliamentary Pape; No. 290, of session,
1864.) Ordered.
FIRE INSURANCE.

Mr. COWPER presented a petition from Herts in favour
of a reduction on fire insurance.

EAST INDIA (ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS).
Mr. AYRTON moved for a return of the expenditure in
England and in India on account of the electric telegraphs
in India, showing the amount expended yearly on account
of permanent works and annual maintenance and expenses ;
and account of the annual receipts from the teleoTaphs,
and of the number of miles of telegraph and of aations
open in each year (in continuation of Parliamentary paper
No. 287, of session 1863)
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