The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-18 00:00:00

REAL ESTATE CHARGES BILL.

Mr. L. KING moved the second reading of this bill.
He felt the measure was so moderate that he trusted the
house would not, refuse to read the bill a second time.
Mr. MULLINGS moved as an amendment, that the bill
be read a second time this day six months.
Sir J. HANMER supported the amendment.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said it was matter of re-
gret that the hon. gentleman (Mr. L. King) had not made
his bill apply to the differences in the law relative to real
and personal estate. He hoped to live to see the time
when all kinds of property should be subject to the same
rule of law. In the meantime, he had no wish to discourage
legislation that would even partially effect that object, and,
therefore, he could not but approve of the present bill,
provided some alteration was made in certain clauses. On
that understanding he should not object to the second read-
ing of the bill.
Mr. MALINS thought such a subject as this could not
be taken up by a private member of Parliament uncon-
nected wit& the profession, and he should find it his duty
to oppose the second reading of the bill.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL concurred with the Soli-
citor-General, that this measure deserved at least the con-
sideration of the house, and he should give his vote for the
second reading.
Mr. L. KING having briefly replied,
The house divided, when the numbers were—
For the second reading 166
Against it 124-42
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed on the 30th instant.
MONASTIC AND CONVENTUAL ESTABLISH-

MENTS.
On the question for resuming the adjourned debate on
this bill,
Mr. NEWDEGATE said it was obvious from the state
of the notice paper, that this measure could receive the
attention which it required at the present moment.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

LETTERS FOR THE BRITISH FLEET IN

THE BALTIC.

General Post-office, May, 1854.

Her Majesty's Government having made arrangements
for keeping up a weekly communication between the
British fleet in the Baltic and the port of Dantzic, by
means of a steam vessel to be detached from the fleet for
the purpose, mails will hereafter be forwarded weekly to
Dantzic, for transmission by that vessel.
The mails will be made up and despatched from Lon-
don every Tuesday evening, and will be addressed to the
care of the British Consul at Dantzic, who will deliver
them to the naval officer appointed to receive them.
All letters upon which the requisite amount of post-
age has been prepaid will be sent in these mails, unless
otherwise addressed.

Upon officers' letters, the followiwg combined British
and foreign rates of postage must be paid in advance,
viz. :—Not exceeding half an ounce in weight, Bd. ; ex-
ceeding half an ounce, and not exceeding one ounce,
ls. 4d. ; exceeding one ounce, and not exceeding two
ounces, 2s. Bd. ; and so on, according to the scale for
charging inland letters.
Ordinary soldiers' and seamens' letters, posted in con-
formity with the usual regulations, may be forwarded
via Dantzic, provided a combined British and foreign
rate of postage of sd. be paid in advance.
Newspapers cannot be sent by this route.
Letters for soldiers and seamen serving in the British
fleet in the Baltic may still be forwarded, under the
usual regulations, for a postage of one penny, by her
Majesty's ships proceeding from England, but such op-
portunities will necessarily be uncertain.