The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 12 o'clock.
• PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Mansfield and Worksop Road, Metropolitan Market, Mid-
land Great Western Railway of Ireland (No. 2), North-of
England Union Railway, Ogmore - Valley and Ely Valley
Extension
_Railway Companies, Swansea and Aberystwith
Junction Railway, Ventnor Harbour.

SOUTH KENSINGTON ROAD BILL.

Mr. H. SEYMOUR moved that the South Kensington
Road Bill be re-committed to the former committee, and
that they do proceed therewith on. Monday next. The
object of the bill was to authorise the construction of a
road from Sloane-street to South Kensington through
Hans-place.
A short discussion arose, during which Mr. SCOUR-
FIELD said the scheme was promoted by a company who
had no claim to it. If such applications were allowed no
man's house would be his castle whenever a company got
up a little capital for the purpose of turning him out.
The motion was ultimately witdrawn.
NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Col. WHITE a new writ was ordered
to issue for the borough of Devonport, in the room of Sir
A. Buller, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
SALMON FISHERY ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.
The subject of protection to salmon and salmon fisheries
has for years occupied the attention of Parliament, but the
discussions in the house have generally been dull and un-
interesting. The proceedings to-day were no exception to
the rule. There were about 30 members present, and the
endeavours of nearly all the members was to make the law
more stringent against salmon poachers, and the different
illegal modes in which the fish was ctptured.

(LEFT SITTING.)

Court of Common Council.

Yesterday a meeting of the Common Council was
held at Guildhall, Mr. Alderman Rose, M.P., in the
absence of the Lord Mayor, presiding. The chair-
man having stated that the Lord Mayor hod re-
ceived an official communication from Secretary Sir
George Grey, apprising the citizens, through him,
of the recent happy event of the'birth of a prince,
on the motion of Mr. Maynard, chairman of the
City lands committee, seconded by Mr. Alderman
J. C. Lawrence, M.P., it was unanimously resolved,
" That a dutiful and loyal address be presented by
this court to her Majesty the Queen, to congratu-
late her on the safe delivery of her Royal Highness
the Princess of Wales and the birth of a prince." It
was also resolved unanimously, " That compliments
of congratulation be presented by the court to their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Piincess of Wales
on the occasion."

The subjoined communication, from the widow
of the late Mr. Cobden, addressed to the Lord
Mayor, was read :

" Dunford, Midhurst, June 9.

" Mrs. Cobden and her children beg to convey their deep
and sincere feelings of gratitude to the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the City of London for
their kind and earnest sympathy in the irreparable loss
that they have sustained in the good and loving husband
and father so suddenly taken away from them. '
" She and her family can well understand how their
sorrow is shared by those who enjoyed his friendship or
appreciated his public services, and in this their deepest
affliction it is a great consolation to know that there are
so many kind and generous hearts that are fellow-mourners
with them.

" Mrs. Cobden begs to add her best thanks to Mr. Wood-
thorpe, the town clerk, for his letter and kind sympathy."
On the motion of Mr. Maynard, chairman of the
City lands committee, a resolution was passed, with
every mark of respect, directing the letter of Mrs.
Cobden to be recorded on the journal of the court.
Mr. J. RICHARDSON, pursuant to notice, moved a
resolution—" That the trade and commerce of this
City having bee 4 greatly expanded, and its mer-
chants and traders largely benefited by the opera-
tion of free trade principles of legislation so power-
fully advocated by the late lamented Richard
Cobden, Esq., M.P., this corporation desires to
manifest its appreciation of his invaluable and dis-
interested services in the cause of unfettered com-
merce, by placing his bust in the council chamber
of the Guildhall ; and that it be referred to the
general purposes committee to take the necessary
steps for carrying the same into effect, at a cost not
exceeding £200."
The motion, which was seconded by Mr. R. N.
PundrPs, was opposed by Dr. SAUNDERS, on the
ground that it did not become them as a corpora-
tion, nor was it expedient, to identify themselves
with political or party objects. He spoke at the
same time in terms of unqualified commendation
of the private character of Mr. Cobden.
The motion also provoked some opposition from
Mr. 11. Lom an Taylor, who argued that the Com-
mon Council having taken no steps to place the bust
of the late Sir Robert Peel, who led the way in
hiving legislative effect to the principle of free trade,
in their council chamber, it was not desirable to pay
a compliment to the memory of 11r. Cobden.
Eventually the resolution was adopted with only
two dissentients.

A report from the Bridge-house committee was
brought up by their chairman, Mr. Deputy Haw try,
recommending that the carriage way on London-
bridge should be repaved, and the footway pavement
" scabbled," at an estimated cost of £2,000. The
report was confirmed, and referred back to the com-
mittee for execution.

_ On the recommendation of the City lands com-
mittee, conveyances were sealed to the Metropolitan
Board of Works of premises in New Bridge-street
and Bristow-street, Blackfriars, for the respective
sums of £10,566 and £862, under the powers and
provisions of the Metropolitan Improvement Act,
1863.
The court then adjourned.