The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-22 00:00:00

AUS'FidA AND TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 15.
The convention between the Ottoman Porte and.
Austria, for the occupation by the latter of Mol-
davia and Wallachia, has been definitively signed.
The Duke of Cambridge, with the first division
of 7,000 men, left Constantinople for Varna on the
13th inst. Lord Raglan, with the entire staff,
goes to Varna to-night.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 10 minutes past 12
o'clock.

THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
—Birkenhead Docks ; Caledonian Railway (General
Terminus, &c.) ; Great North of Scotland Railway ;
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (Leasing).
The Royal Conical Flour Mill Company Bill was
ordered to be considered and read a third time.
Petitions were presented by Mr. DUNCAN (in the ab-
sence of Mr. Hume), from the inhabitants of Brentford,
praying that Marlborough-house and the British Museum
be opened to the public at the same time that gin shops
are allowed to be open ; and by Mr. BAINES, from
Leeds, praying for the closing of public-houses on
Sundays.
DRAINAGE OF LAND BILL.

The house then went into committee on this bill.
On clause 2,

Mr. HENLEY objected to the definition of "land-
owner" in the bill being the same as that contained in
the Inclosure ACt.

Mr. KER SEYMER said he had no [objection to
the definition as it stood, but he was quite ready to
strike out the definition in order to amend, and reinsert
it on bringing up the report.
The definition was then struck out, and the clause as
amended was agr9ed to.

Clause 3 was also agreed to.
On clause 4, which proposed to alter the title of the
" Inclosure Commissioners " to " Inclosure and Drain-
age Commistioners,"
Mr. HENLEY suggested that this clause would only
tend to complicate the bill. •
Mr.' KER SEYMER did not attach much value to
the clause, only he thought it well to call things by their
right names.

The clause was then struck out.
On clause 19'a division took place, on the proposi-
tion, moved by Mr. KER SEYMER, that applications to
the commissioners should be made-by "sketch or plan,"
Mr. HENLEY moving an amendment to omit those words.
The numbers were—
For the clause as it stood 63
For the amendment lB
Majority against —4s
So the amendment was lost, and the clause was agreed to.
On clause 39,
Mr. HENLEY moved to strike it out, as by so doing
the bill would be more efficient to do justice between
the parties holding land and the commissioners.
The clause was then negatived without a division.
Clause 40 was also struck out.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER moved the introduction of the
following words, before the saving clause proposed by
Mr. Ker Seymer ;—" Whereas very Inge sums have
been expended by trustees, commissioners, or other
bodies acting in the execution of Commissions of Sewers,
or Local Acts for sewerage or drainage, in making or
improving drains or watercourses in their respective
districts, and special provision for the protection of the
works in those districts is requisite ; therefore, in all
cases where application is made to the commissioners
acting under this act to sanction the drainage of
any lands within such districts, being also within
the jurisdiction of any such Trustees, Commissioners,
or other body or the taking, using or interfering with
and works of drainage within such districts and jurisdic-
tion, the commissioners acting under this act shall re-
quire that notice of the proposed works be given by the
applicants to such trustees, commissioners, or other
body, and if such trustees, commissioners, or other body,
object to the proposed drainage works, such works shall
not be executed.

This clause was, after a short discussion, made part of
the bill.

Mr. BECKETT moved the following clause :—(Sav-
ing rights of canal, river, navigation, and waterworks
company.) Nothing in this act contained shall defeat,
alter, prejudice, or affect any of the rights, powers, pri-
vileges, jurisdiction, or authorities of the owners, pro-
prietor=, undertakers, trustees, or conservators of any
canal, or navigation, or give any power or authority to
the drainers to in any manner interfere with any canal,
navigable river, or navigation, or any public water-
works, or the works belonging or appurtenant thereto,
without the consent -in writing of the owners, pro-
prietors, undertakers, trustees, or conservators of such
canal, navigable river, or navigation, or waterworks,
under the hand of the clerk, secretary, or other chief
officer of such owners, proprietors, undertakers, trustees-
or conservators first obtained.

Mr. E. DENISON opposed the clause, whichihe
thought would impair the bill to an extent that the
hon. gentleman who proposed it had perhaps not calcu-
lated.

Mr. KER SEYMER supported the clause.
After some discussion on the wording of the clause,
it was agreed to add it to the bill, and the bill passed
through committee.
The house then resumed, and it being within a few
minutes of 4 o'clock the sitting was suspended.
The house resumed at six o'clock and was
[LEFT SITTING.]

NEWCASTLE RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH)
SCURRY HANDICAP.

Bourgeois
Eva

Seven ran.
LOTTERY STARES.

Jetty Treffz
Billingham

Five ran.
GOLD CUP.

Kingston
Goldfinchh
Goorkah

CORPORATION PLATE.

Vindex
Little Jack

Eleven, ran.

HAMPTON RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,)

VISITORS' PL ATE.

Master Adam
Jessamine
Noisette

Exact ..

QUEEN'S PLATE.

Crosslames

Eleven ran.
RAILWAY PLATE.

Humboldt
Eeeleston
Reel Colt

Nine ran.