The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-07 00:00:00

PIMLICO IMPROVEMENT BILL.

On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Sir W. MOLESWORTH stated, in reply to Mr. W.
WILLIAMS, that no plan or estimate of the cost of the
improvements had been laid before the house.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS thought that before the house
agreed to the second reading, the plan and estimate
should be in the possession of the house. The improve-
ments, the expenses of which were to come out of the
public revenue, were nothing more than a clearing of the
ground around Buckingham Palace. 100,0001. had al-
ready been expended on the works, and now sixty
more houses, to most of which shops were at-
tached, were still required. He should move that
no further proceedings be taken on the bill until the esti-

mato of the expense was laid before the house. --
Sir W. MOLESWORTH explained that the object
of the bill was to make great improvements in Pimlico,
and that the expense was not, as the hon. gentleman
supposed, to be defrayed by the public, but out of the
land revenues of the Crown. The plan and estimate of
the proposed alterations would be laid before the corn-

mitCee,to whom the bill was to be referred.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS said as the bill was to be sent to
a select committee, he would not press his amendment.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the bill was
read a second time.

BURY ST. EDMUNDS ELECTION.
Mr. WALPOLE attended at the bar and report-
ed that the committee on this petition had deter-
mined that James Henry Porteous Oakes, Esq., was
duly elected a member to serve in Parliament for the
borough of Bury St. Edmunds, at the last election.

PETITIONS.
Mr. WILCOX presented a petition from Southamp-
ton, in favour of the total closing of all public-houses
on Sunday.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from
Preston, to the same effect.

Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from a Benefit
Society, against the Registration of Assurances Bill.
Mr. ELLIOT presented a petition from Hawich,
against the S otch University Tests.
Mr. ATHERTON presented a petition in favour of
the Registration of Assurances Bill.

Mr. -ROLT presented a petition from a place in Kent,
praying for the equalisation of local rates.
Mr. K. SEYMER presented a petition against the
opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays.
Mr. KERSHAW presented petitions from Cheshire
and Yorkshire against the Government Education Bill.
Mr. MONCRIEFF presented petitions from tho
Chamber of Commerce at Leith, in favour of the Bank-
ruptcy Bill, and against the amalgamation of the Scotch
and English Gazettes.

Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition from gentlemen
representing a number of building societies, against the
Registration of Assurances Bill.

GIBSON presented a petition from working
men at Manchester, in favour of the Combination of
Workmen's Bill.

Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland at Edinburgh, in
favour of the bill for recovering personal liberty in cer-
tain cases, and praying that it be extended to Scotland ;
also a petition from Mr. Peter Scott Fraser, bookseller
in Edinburgh, and agent in Scotland, for 20 years past,
to the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland
for the sale of their school-books, complaining that
the new arrangements for the sale of these books are op-
posed to the interests and convenience of the public and
the bookselling trade, and most unjust to the petitioner
and to the other agents of the commissioners.

Mr. COBBETf presented a petition from medica]
men at Oldham, praying for medical reform.
SLIGO ELECTION.

Mr. DIVETT brought up the report of this com-
mittee, already published in Tile Sun, unseating Mr.
Charles Towneley for Sligo. The last resolution of
the oemmittee—that the influence exercised by the
Roman Catholic priests was inconsistent with their
duties as ministers of religion, and destructive of the
freedom of electors in the choice of members of Parlia-
ment—was received with general cheering in the house.