The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-07 00:00:00

BILL.

On the motion for the third reading of this bill the
Usher of the Black Rod appeared and summoned the house
to the House of Peers to hear her,Majesty's royal assent, by
commission, given to certain bills. On the return of the
Speaker,

-31 r: A.YTOUN proceeded to call tho attention of the
house to the proceedings of the contractors for these works
with respect to this bill, and said he had no objection to
the passing of the bill, providing the ratepayers were not
made responsible for all the losses that might be incurred
in carrying out the bill, providing the contractors were not
able to complete the works. He thought it was his duty to
ask the house to adjourn the further consideration of
the bill after Easter. The hon. gentleman concluded with
a motion to that effect.

Mr. KNIGHT hoped the house would not allow the
bill to be postponed.
Mr. HEADLAM, as chairman of the committee to which
the bill had been referred, said so far as he could see it
appeared to be the desire of the honourable gentle-
man to get the house to insert two clauses into
the bill which had been rejected by the committee. The
Metropolitan Board of Works were the guardians of the
ratepayers, and as they were well acquainted with the
whole matter, he thought the house would be of opinion
that the interests of that numerous classo of persons
had not been overlooked. He did not think there was
any reason either for the insertion of the clause, or for the
postponement of the bill till after Easter.

M. HENLEY thought there were some very grave con-
siderations with respect to the bill, that the house ought to
take time before it sanctioned such a measure.
Sir G. GREY had serious objections to clause 15, which
made the Secretary of State for the Home Department the
solo arbiter as to the forfeiture or non-forfeiture of the
whole of the caution-money of the concessionaries in the
event of the principal culverts not being completed within
the time laid down in the bill. Ho thought that if the fur-
ther consideration of the bill was postponed until the 25th
time could be given to all parties interested in the bill to
confer together and endeavour to get rid of the objections
urged against tho measure.
Mr. H. LEWIS said the arrangement was that the bill
should be carried into effect without the ratepayers being
made responsible for the work in case of failure. Ho thought
the bill ought to be further considered.
Mr. W. PAT TEN was of opinion that the bill had better
be postponed till after Easter.
Sir W. RUSSELL said after the expression of opinion
by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, he
would at once consent to the postponement until after
Easter.

The second reading was accordingly postponed.
NEW WRITS.

On the motion of Mr. BRAD, a new writ was ordered to
be issued for the election of a member for Rochdale, in the
room of the late Richard Cobden, Esq.
A new writ was also ordered to issue for Wigtown, in
the room of Sir W. Dunbar, who since his election had
accepted the office of one of the commissioners for auditing
the public accounts.
A new writ was also issued for the election of a member
for Clackmannan, in the room of Mr. Adam, who has ac-
cepted the office of one of the Lords of the Treasury.

STAGE CARRIAGES.
Mr. HUNT moved for a return of the number of porsons
licensed to let horses for hire in Ireland, and of the total
amount of duty received from them in each year sinco
1857—Ordered.

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Mr. MONSELL asked the Home Secretary of State
when the bill for recording titles to land in Ireland would
be introduced ?
Sir G. GREY said the bill had been laid last night on
the table of the House of Lords.
THE PLAGUE IN RUSSIA.
Mr. ONSLOW asked her Majesty's Government
whether they had considered the propriety of placing ves-
sels from the Baltic in quarantine, with a view to prevent
the introduction of a contagious fever said to be raging in
those parts ?
Sir G. GREY said no such step had yet been taken by
this country.

SALMON FISHERY.
Mr. KNIGHT asked when her Majesty's Government
intended to introduce the bill for the amendment of the
Salmon Fishery Acts.
Mr. T. BARING said the bill would be introduced after
Easter.

PARK-LANE.

Mr. SCULLY asked the First Commissioner of Works
if his attention had been called to the report of the referees
on the Piccadilly and Park-lane New Road Bill ; and also
whether he had given a distinct intimation that a portion
of the crown land, valued at £6,577, would be given up to
the Metropolitan Board of Werks without any payment.
Mr. W. COWPER said no obstruction had been thrown
in the way of the Board of Works by the Crown. The
Board had preferred prolonging a narrow rather than