The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-06 00:00:00

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
SECOND READINGS.
The Great North of Scotland Railway Bill, and the
Stamford and Kettering Road Bill, wero read a second
time.

On the motion that the Kensington Improvement
Bill be read a second time,
Mr. RICARDO moved that the bill be read a second
time this day six months.
Mr. BOUVEItIE thought it would be very dangerous
to accede to the second reading of the bill.
Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR said the objections stated
against the bill had no real foundation, and he thought,
as the inhabitants of Brompton were in favour of the
bill, it ought to be now read a second time and sent to
a committee.
Lord R. GROSVENOR thought, as no principle of
public law was infringed by this bill, the house ought
not to refuse the bill going through a second reading.
The house then divided on the question, when there
appeared—

For the second reading
For the amendment ...
Majority against second reading
So the bill was lost.
Mr. FORTESCUE, the new member for Louth, took
the oaths and his seat.
Mr. OLIVEIRA presented a petition from Inverness,
very numerously signed, in favour of a reduction of the
duties on foreign wines.
Sir J. SHELLEY presented a petition from West-
minster, praying for a reduction of the duties on post
carriages and horses.
Lord D. STUART presented petitions with a similar
prayer from the inhabitants of St. Pancras and Oxford-
street.
General BUCKELEY presented petitions from differ-
ent places in Wales, praying for the closing of beer-
shops on the Lord's-day.
Sir B. HALL presented a petition from Marylebone
against the Poor Removal Bill.

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SUSPENDED WRITS.
Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that, on Thursday
first, he should move a further suspension of the writs
where commissions had been issued.
PETITIONS.

The following petitions were presented by Mr. H. W.
WICKHAM :—From the guardians of the poor of the
Bradford Union, West Riding of Yorkshire, praying
for an amendment in the Vaccination Act, making it
compulsory on the vaccinator to make a due return of
successful vaccination to the registrar of the district ;
also three petitions from the inhabitants of Buttershaw,
West, Riding of York—one praying for an alteration in
the distribution of the revenues of the Church, so that
all incomes of from 4,5001. to 15,0001. per annum be
done away with, and the capitular system entirely
abolished ; one praying that the Oaths Bill may not
pass into a law ; and one that Inns and Beer-shops be
entirely closed on the Sunday, except to bona fide
travellers and lodgers.
CHARTS OF THE BLACK SEA.
Mr. TRENCH asked the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty whether the important charts and documents re-
lating to the navigation of the Black Sea, brought by
the /Late Doctor Clarke, of Cambridge, and deposited at
the Admiralty many years ago, have been made use of.
Sir J. GRAHAM replied that the subject was still
r.nder consideration.
ORDNANCE SURVEYS.
Colonel BLAIR asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether that part of the statement which he made in
reference to the ordnance survey of Scotland is correct,
where he is reported to have stated that " no scale
would be adopted exceeding 20 inches to the mile."
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
bad no intention to fix any limit to the maximum of the

RUSSIA AN.
Mr. LAYARD, adverting Dto theTURKEY statement of Lord
J. Russell that new proposals had been made to Russia,
wished to know it, in event of the Russian troops having
'Withdrawn from the Principalities, Russia would revert
to the st at us quo ante bellunt—that was, would the old
treaties between Rnssia. and Turkey remain still in
force.
been re
Lord J. RUSSELL said the Emperor of Russia had
quested to evacuate the principalities, because it
was a wrongful occupation ;but the question of esta-
bemain a lishing peace between Turkey and Russia would still
took place
r matter for negotiation after the evacuation had
Mr. LAYARD complained that this was no answer
to his question, but he gave notice that on an early day
he would bring the question under the notice of the
house.

THE BUDGET.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER it
mittee of ways and means, brought under consideration
the present financial state of the country, and having
adverted to the gravity of the occasion when he was
called again to disclose his Budget for the coming year,
be proceeded to state that last year the receipts from the
Customs were estimated at 20,680,0001., they had up to
'this time, the financial year being still incomplete, yielded
20,600,000/. ; from excise, the estimate was 14,640,0001.,
the receipts had been 15,170,000/. ; from the stamps the
estimate was 6,700,0001., the receipts had been
6,960,0001, ; from taxes the Psti:nate was 3,250,000/.,
the receipts had been 3,178,0001- ; the income tax was
estimated at 5,550,000/., the actual receipts had reached
5,700,000/. ; the estimate for the post-office was
900,000/., the receipts had been 1,042,0001. ; from Crown
lands the:estimate was 390,0001., the receipts had been
3:91,000/. The miscellaneous receipts were estimated at
320,000/., the actual receipts had been 503,0001. ; for
. old stores the estimate was 460,0001., the actual receipts
bad been 481,0001. The total estimate of the income of
the year, on the 18th:of last April, wa5.52,990,0001; while
the4oactual receipts of the year had reached so less than
c
25,0001. Thus showing an increase over the eeti•