The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-16 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY).
(Continued from our First Edition.)

Mr. DEEDES, in continuation, concluded thus—
Hitherto the magistrates of petty sessions had the power
of appointing divisional constables, and what he pro-
posed to do by his bill was to make it imperative that in
future each petty sessional division should have a super-
intending constable. The next point of novelty in the
bill was that of giving power to appoint one general
chief superintending constable ; but this part of the bill
would not be compulsory but permissive. Another pro-
vision of the bill would throw the expense of providing and
keeping in repair houses to be used by the parish constables
upon the county rate, while other clauses would
enable the justices to grant superannuation allowances
not to exceed two-thirds of the original salaries, and
allow relief to the constables in case of sickness. The
hon. member having gone through the other details of
his measure, concluded with moving the second reading
of the bill, and stating his intention afterwards to move
that the bill be referred to a select committee.
LAND IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND) BILL.

On the motion for the committal of the bill.
Sir R. FERGUSON expressed a hope that the com-
mittee would be postponed for a week. He was very
glad that these Irish bills had been adopted by the pre-
sent Government, but he thought there was no occasion
for hurrying them through separately.
Mr. F. FRENCH objected to deferring the bill for a
week, as no object could be obtained by the delay.
The bill then went through committee.
DICSIGNS ACT EXTENSION BILL.
This bill wars read a second time.
TRANSFER OF AIDS BILL.
This bill wa3 read a third time and passed.
GRAND JURY CESS (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill VMS read a second time.
Mr. G. BUTT moved for leave to bring in a bill to
limit the time between the proclamation and day of elec-
tion in counties, and between the receipt of the writ and
the election in boroughs ; to limit the polling at elections
for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ; and
otherwise to regulate the proceeding of elections for
members of Plrliament in England and Wales.
' Mr. PHINN seconded the motion, and urged upon
the Government the propriety of introducing some
measure for the codification of the laws relating to
elections.

Mr. S. HERBERT said that the Government had
no objection to the introduction of this bill, although it
was evident that great care and consideration must be
given to the details of any such measure. It would be
for the hon. and learned gentleman to consider how far
it would be advisable to take up the time of. the house
this session in the discussion of details connected with
the subject of the representation, when it was the inten-
tion of the Government to introduce a great and com-
prehensive measure next session.
Lea. e was then given to bring in the bill, which was
read a first time.
Mr. COBBETT moved for a copy. of a memorial from
certain millowners of Manchester, presented to the Se-
cretary of State for the Home Department, and men-
tioned in the sixth page of Mr. Inspector Horner's re-
port on factories for the half-year ending the 30th day of
April, .1852.
Mr. FITZROY said that he bad . not as yet been able
to discover any such document, but further search should
be made for it.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE obtained leave to bring in a bill
to amend the act for the more effectual prevention of
cruelty to animals.
The bill was read a first time.
Sir J. YOUNG obtained leave to bring in a bill to
supply an omission in an act of the last session relating
to the valuation of rateable property in Ireland, and to
move it through all its stages.
The bill was brought in, and leave being obtained,
passed through its several stages, and was passed.
The members chosen to serve on the Bridgnorth elec-
tion petition, having been called to the table to be sworn,
and one of the members, Mr. F. Dundas, the member
for'Orkney, not answering to his name,
Sir J. TROLLOPE, the Chairman of the General
Committee of Elections, moved that he be taken into
the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms.
The motion was agreed to, and the house adjourned.