The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-25 00:00:00

promotion of education in cities and boroughs ; and
whether in the event of its being withdrawn, the minute
of the Committee of Council on Education of the 2d of
April last will come into operation during the present
year ?

Lord J. RUSSELL said that until the session was
further advanced he was unwilling to give an opinion as
to whether the bill could be proceeded with.
Mr. FULLER asked the noble lord the Secretary of
State for the Home Department if the report was true
that Mr. Jeremiah Smith has been removed from the
commission of the peace for the town and port of Rye,
and, if so, whether there can be any objection to state
the ground of such removal ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that Mr. Smith had ten-
dered his resignation to the Lord Chancellor, and that
it had been accepted. With that explanation he trusted
the house would be satisfied.

MINISTERS' MONEY.
Mr. MAGUIRE asked the noble lord the member for
London whether he was prepared to specify at what
time he was determined to bring in the promised bill for
the abolition of the tax called ministers' money, and
whether, if it were really the intention of the Govern-
ment to lay such a bill on the. table of the house, they
were resolved on endeavouring to have such bill passed
into law during the present session of Parliament ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that his right hon. friend the
Chief Secretary for Ireland (Sir J. Young) had a bill
prepared upon this subject, which he proposed to bring
in if he could obtain a night on which to make a state-
ment upon the matter.
POST-OFFICE MANAGEMENT (IRELAND).
Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Secretary of the Treasury
if the Government were aware of the fact, that such is
the extraordinary mode in which the Post-office depart-
ment in Ireland is conducted, that a letter posted in
Dungarvan, in the county of Waterford, takes 48 hours
to reach Cappoquin, a distance of but nine miles •, to
reach Ardmore, 50 hours, a distance of nine miles ; Lis-
more, 48 hours, a distance of 12 miles ; Tallow, 48
hours, a distance of 16 miles ; Clonmel, 48 hours, 22
miles ; and Cork, 29 hours, 40 miles. If the Govern-
ment be aware of such being the state of the manner in
which the postal communication between those several
localities is carried on, have any steps been taken to
remedy it ; and if no steps have been as yet taken to
remedy an evil which is keenly felt by the inhabitants
of those towns, especially those who are engaged in
business, when is it their intention that such will be
taken.

Mr. WILSON said that the lion. member was not
quite correct in his statement as to Dungarvan, but in
the other cases what he stated was correct. The fact
was that these places were too small sustain post-offices.
The subject, however, was under the consideration of
the Postmaster-General.

COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.
In answer to a question of Lord J. MANNERS,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the present commis-
sion, under which the Commissioners of Sewers acted,
would expire in August next. He thought that it
would be necessary to continue for a limited time the
power of the present commissioners, but he did not pro-
pose to make any material alteration in it.

UNIVERSITY TESTS BILL.
In answer to a question from Mr. BLAIR,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was the intention of
the Lord-Advocate to bring forward the University
Test Bill before he proceeded with any other bills which
were under his care.
HARWICH.
Sir. J. SHELLEY said that he had been informed
that it was in contemplation to present a petition to the
house upon the subject of the last election for this
borough. Under these circumstances he should postpone
his motion upon the subject, to give time to
.a select
committee to inquire into the circumstances attending
the last election.

LIVERPOOL WRIT.
Lord D. STUART begged to give notice of the
course which he intended to pursue in reference to a new
writ for Liverpool. He stated on a late occasion that
upon the motion that the writ should issue he would
move an amendment to the effect that the votes for that
borougb should be taken by way of ballot. Last night
he had given notice that, upon the 19th of July, he
should move for leave to bring in a bill to take the
votes for the borough of Liverpool by ballot ; when
therefore the new writ for Liverpool was moved for, he
gave notice that he should move as an amendment that
the writ be not issued until the 20th of July in order
that the question of taking the votes by ballot might be
considered.