The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-10 00:00:00

PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENTS BILL.

Mr. CLIVE obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend
the law relating to parochial assessments.
FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS.
Mr. TIAN KEY moved for a select committee to inquire
the exisl in g state of legislation, and of any existing &mange-
ments, f( r the protection of lite and property against fires
in the metropolis.
Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN said that this was a subject that
required particular attention on the part of Government,
and entered into details to sustain his position.
Sir G. GREY said the law on this subject had not under-
gone anyalteration since 1774,and he considered the existing
means for protection of life and property through accidents
been very efficient. The right hon. gentleman referred irit
terms of eulogy to the exertions of the fire brigades, and
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EXCHEQUER BILLS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for
leave to introduce a bill to amend an act, intituled, " An
Act to amend the Law relating to Supply Exchequer Bills,
and to charge the same on the Consolidated Fund," and to
repeal the provisions of an act by which authority was
given to the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury to
fund Exchequer Bills.
After some remarks from Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, the
motion was agreed to.
EAST INDIA STOCK TRANSFER.
Sir C. WOOD obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide
for the registration and transfer of the East India Five per
Centum Stock at the Bank of Ireland, and for tee mutual
transfer of stock from and to the banks of England and
Ireland respectively.
The bill was afterwards read a first time.
,The house adjourned at ten minutes to six o'clock.,

RACING FIXTU
FICBR'

[RES FOR 1862.
UARY.

Lincoln ......

25
LCH.
C0ventry........... 17
Warwick Spring ...... 18
Shrewsbury S

Nottingham S ........ 4
Derby Spring .......... 6
Liverpool 5............ 11
Doncaster ............ 13

Northampton 1
Croxton Park .. 4
Epsom Spring ........ 10
rontelann ...... 11

Newmarket C 2l
Catterick Bridge
Abergavenuy 24
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Newmarket F S ........ 5
Chester Spring ........ 13
York Spring .......... 20

Salisbury
Bath
Harpenden 3O
NE.

Epsom Summer ZIT
3
Chelmsford ll
Manchester
Ascot .. 17

Newcastle
Hampton
Carlisle .. 26

Odiham
Bibury Club
Newton ... 2
Stockbridge 3
Winchester
Newmarket
Worcester
Liverp00l

Abingdon -• • l5
Pontefract
Hungerford . ... l7
Nottingham
Southampton .. 22
Stamford 24
Marlborough 25
Goodwood

AUG

Radcliffe 4
Brighton 5
Brighton Club
Lewes - 8
Wolverhampton
Reading

Wenlock . 'ls
York
Stockton 26
Egham
Lichfield .............• 26
Ludlow ............ • • 29

ROYAL INSTITUTION.—On Saturday the Rev.
Alexander D'Orsey delivered his third lecture on the
English language to a large and distinguished audience,
pension,
including Mr. J. P. Kay Shuttleworth, Mr. Ellis, and
other eminent scholars. The illustrative maps and
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diagrams were on a large scale, and extremely interesting.
Tichatseheck, the celebrated vocalist
for
the
Dresden stage, has been allowed to retire on full
with a stipulation, however, to annually
some xlighte.