The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-23 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Mr. HATTER a new writ was or-
dered for Liscard, in the room of Mr. Crowder, QtC.,
elevated to the Bench.

PETITIONS.
Sir J. DUKE pre-tented three petitions from the
parishes of St. Michael's, St. Dunstan's, and St. Bride's,
against the Poor Removal Bill.

Mr. G. BUTT presented a petition from Weymouth
against the endowment of Roman Catholic priests for
prisons.

Mr. COWPER presented a petition from the parish
authorities of Hertford, in favour of the Poor Removal
Bill.

Mr. MILLIGAN presented a petition from the me-
dical botanists of Bradford against the Medical Registra-
tion Bill.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the Society
of Friends in Ireland, praying for the abolition of mi-
nisters' money.

Mr. CRA.IfFIIRD presented a petition from a place
in Scotland, praying for an amendment of the law of
partnership.

RETURNS.

On the motions of Mr. ROEBUCK and Mr. ADDERLEY,
returns were ordered relating to the Supreme Court of
Calcutta and the Orange River Sovereignty.
NA PURALISED SUBJECTS.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from cer-
tain foreigners who had b'ecome naturalised subjects of
this country, stating that they had been refused Foreign-
office passports, and praying-the house to take their case
into consideration. The hon. gentleman gave notice
that to-morrow he should move that the petition be
printed, with the view of calling the attention of the
house to it.

RAILWAY LEGISLATION.
Mr. Ff. BROWN asked the Preiident of the Board
of Trade when he proposed to bring in his Railvvay Bill.
Mr. CARDWELL said the bill was prepared, and he
proposed to bring it in as soon as the state of public
business would admit of his doing so.

NEW WRIT, -
On the motion of Mr. H. G. LlDDzrz, a new writ
was ordered for Tynemouth, in the room of Mr. Hugh
Taylor, whose election had been declared void.
POOR-LAW SETTLEMENT.
Mr. HENLEY asked the President of the Poor-law
Board whether the Government propotae to extend the
provisions of the Settlement and Removal Bill, so as to
affect and abolish the power of removal of Scotch and
Irish paupers from England, and of J.rish and English
Pampers from Scotland.
Mr. BAINES could not answer the question. It
Dist .be put to the Secretary of State) for the Home
epartment.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
Mr. PALK asked the President c,f the Board of
Trade, 'whether any steps have been or are about to be
taken to obtain statistical information with regard to
agricultural produce.
Mr. CARDWELL replied in the a:fan:illative. The
information Would be laid before Parliarc len kas it came in.
OYAL CONIMISSIO N.
Kr. riILMANR, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod,
at
barthe table
appeared
the of the Ro
, and summoned the house to
attend at . use of Pears, to hear the
ears.,
Royal assent given to several act; for which see the
Lords' report. _

IRISH NaRKET
Viscount CASTLEROSSE asked
('thief Secretary
for Ireland whether it was the intention the Govern-
ment to introduce any measure, during the
did markets in
Mon, for the better regulation of fairs he present ses-
sion,
?
Sir J. YOUNG said, yes, but not ver p soon.
NEWSPAPER STAMP; 3.
Mr. CRAUFURD wi3herl to know vi 'hen the returns
of newspaper stainp4,,Would be laid on the table
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH.' ;QUER replied
that it had already beef) produced.
Mr. NEWDEGA.TE hoped, in justit e to newspaper
proprietors, that it world not be printe,.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
return had been ordered by the house, in opposition to
his own wish.
HAY CONTRACT FOR THE ARMY.

Col. BLAIR asked which Mr. Sturges it was who had
-efraud the army of the East in supplying
bil,lery. If it was not a Mr. Sturges, then,

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-1:i111 declined to give up the name.
Tave notice that he. should repeat the
irOw, and then insist upon an answer.
bRNE saw no objection to satisfying the
it's curiosity now. The nano of the pltrty
;Sturgeon and Son," of Grays, Essex.
lICIC gayenotice that to-rhorrowhe oho tild

ask if the case had been submitled to the Attorney-Gene
ral with the view of prosecuting the parties.
Sir J. GRAHAM would answer the qnest;on at
once. The solicitor to the Board of Admiralty had to-
day received instructions to take every possible steps
which the law afforded to bring the parties to justice,
and if it'should be found that the law did not reach the
case, it would be his duty to bring in a bill to prevent a
recurrence of such frauds. (Hear.)
IRISH PRISONS.
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Lord NAAS asked if it was intended to bring in a bill
this session for the better management of Government
and county prisons in Ireland ?
Sir J. YOUNG said such a bill would be forthcoming
after Easter.
SELECT COMMITTEES.

Mr. EWART rose to move for a select committee to
consider whether the constitution of select committees
might not be improved. 1, By choosing the members
through a committee of selection. 2, By ascertaining
previously that they would be able regularly to attend
the meetings of the committee to which they might be
appointed. 3, By limiting the number of members corn-
posing such committees, with a view to increase their
responsibility. _ _ _

Sir J. PAKINGTON hoped this motion would not
be persevered in, as the committee on public business
was about to report on the subject.
The motion was therefore withdrawn.
GAMING HOUSES.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose to move for leave

to bring in a bill for the suppression of gaming houses.
The existing law was quite sufficient to prevent gamiN
in public ; but in private it was carried on to a frtghtfu
extent. The private gaming houses of the metropolis were
so well fortified and watched that the gaming implements
were conveyed through a certain convenience to the
public sewer, before the police could get into the apart-
ment where the gambling had been going on. The
consequence was, that men who were notorious offend-
ers in this way, managed to escape the law. The gam-
bling-houses of the West-end were as notorious as the
taverns in the same quarter, and yet, owing to a defect
in the law relative to the evidence required in such case,
no conviction could be brought home to the proprietors
or frequenters of such places. It was proposed, there-
fore, by this bill•to make it an offence to fortify a house
for the purpose of shutting out the police, as was now
the practice of gaming noose proprietors, and in the next
place, where cards, dice, or other implements of gaming
were found in a man's house, he should be required to
prove that, they were not there, or had not been
used for the unlawful purpose of common gaming.
The great difficulty in all these cases was to obtain suffi-
cient evidence to justify a conviction ; but the house was
aware that the frequenters of those sinks of iniquity con-
sisted of two classes, namely, dupes and sharps, and by
this bill it was proposed to give the magistrates
the power .to select who should be prosecuted and
who should be converted into witnesses. The common
law privilege of refusing to answer questions, on the
ground that it would criminate themselves, would be
taken away from the parties required as witnesses ; and
if they refused to give evidence under a proper indemnity
they would be liable to punishment. Another difficulty
conneeted.with the suppression of these vile establish-
ments was the facility which the existing law afforded
the frequenters , for giving fictitious names and
addresses when they were taken before' the
magistrate. They.. were .thus enabled,. to escape the
odium of exposure, which perhape would of itself be suf-
ficient to deter many persons of stollen and .Wealth from
attending gambling houses ; but it was proposed by the
bill that in fauns giving a false name ,or address should
be an offence renderingithe offender liable .to a penalty,
or.a shortLimprisontnent. These were the main. provi-
sions of the bill, and he was sure if l'arlianient sanctioned
them the existing evil would soon be corrected by the
police.
Sir J. V. SHELLEY, as the representative of West-
minster, thanked the lion, and learned gentleman for
having proposed this reform in the law.
Leave was then given to bring in the bill.
GRAND JURY LAWS.

Mr. MACARTNEY moved that the following hon.
gentlemen should be the select committee upon the Irish
Grand Jury Laws :—Mr. Macartney, Sir J. Young,
Lord Stanley, Colonel Caulfield, Mr. G. H. Hamilton,
Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Gould, Mr. Napier, Sir R. Fer-
guson, Colonel Duane, Mr. H. Herbert, Mr. George,
Mr. ullivan. Mr. Davison, and Mr. Roche.
Mr. F. SCULLY moved, as an amendment, that the
order for the appointment of the committeebe discharged.
After a brief discussion the amendment was agreed to.
INCOME TAX BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Sir F. KELLY said it was not his intention to oppose
the bill, but he reserved to himself and his friends the
right of hereafter withholding his sanction to the pre-
sent financial proposals of the Government, with refer-
ence to any further extension of the income tax.
After a few words from Mr. SPO ONER the bill was
read a second time and ordered to be committed.
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER'S BILL.

This bill was read a second time and ordered to be
committed.
The house then adjourned at half-past six oclock.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL-(THIS -DAY.)

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.

The election for president of this ancient institution
took place this day, a special court having been con-
vened for the purpose. The greatest excitement pre-
prevailed, in consequence of the usual order of things
having been interfered with—the office of president
having been considered to belong to the corporation
governors and the aldermen of the City of London. The
candidates on this occasion for the distinguished position
were his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. On. the part of his
Royal Highness it was contended that the records of
Christ's Hospital in its early days bore indisputable
evidence of great mismanagement under the auspices of
the aldermen of the City of London, and that the
charity became at one time 8001. in debt.
The chair was taken by William Gilpin, Esq., trea-
surer to the institution.
The usual formalities having been gone through,.
The CHAIRMAN briefly explained the objects for
which the governors had assembled, viz., the election of
a president.
Mr. HOAR proposed the Right Hon. Thomas Sidney,
Lord Mayor of London, as president.
The nomination having been seconded,
Tsomsolg HANKEY, jun., M.P., proposed his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G.
The nomination of his royal highness was seconded
by Mr. Darby. . _ _

The ballot having commenced, at three o'clock the
glasses were closed, and the numbers were declared as
follows :

For his royal highness the Duke of Cambridge 216
For the right hon. the Lord Mayor B7

Majority for the Duke of Cambridge
The proceedings then terminated.

AN AWKWARD QUESTION.—CoIoneI Sibthorp has
framed the following question, and placed on the "votes"
a notice that he will ask it next Monday—" Why,
during the most natural public anxiety and suspense in
the present state of things, and the declaration of her
Majesty's Government, particularly b 0 the Chancellor o
the Exchequer, of the necessity of the increase or
doubling the income tax from 7d. to 101 d. in the pound
on account of the war, some more direct and positive de-
claration of war has not taken place or their assurance
that such impending war will be avoided altogether ?"
" LOPE RULES THE CAMP," &e.—A correspondent
says :—"ln your paper of last Saturday you mention the
interesting little incident of the young wife of a private
in the Rifle Brigade having dressed herself in his uniform,
and marched with the men in hopes of embarking, unde-
tected, in the Vulcan, and rejoining her husband, who had
sailed for Malta, as an officer's servant, in the Himalaya.
Her husband's comrades, who marched with her shoulder
to shoulder,' did not peach ;' but she was discovered on
calling the roll previous to the men going on board, 1
believe, as there was no name for her to answer to ; and
she would certainly have been left behind if the matter
had not reached the ears of the young Countess of Errol,
who was herself proceeding to Malta with her husband,
a captain in the Rifles. She kindly interceded for the
poor girl, who has sailed under the care of the brave
Earl's noble wife."—Preston Chronicle. .

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the size of a walnut, by which a person can be
seen and known one mile and a half distant ; they
answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera
houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen
at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting,-deer-
stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, Omekeepers,
and tourists. Telescopes—A new and most important
invention in telescopes, possessing such extraordinary
powers that some, 3A inches, with an extra eye-piece, will
show distinctly upiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the
donble stars ; with the same telescope, weighing only 3
ounces, can be seen a person's countenance three miles
and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles.
They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket.
and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers
accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful
power; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles
distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have in-
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,i.eaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as-
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as sure remedes, (lid him any good, and the treat,nent of
the doctor, aft& several months' trial, was witho as ;ac-
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