The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-19 00:00:00

ISLAND OF CUBA.

In reply to Lord BROUGHAM,
The Earl of CLARENDON said about three weeks
ago the Consul-General at Cuba had reported that, in
consequence of certain very stringent instructions being
sent out by the Spanish Government for the suppression
of the slave trade, a very great amendment had taken
place in the practices at. Cuba. A notorious slave dealer
had been arrested and imprisoned, and though it was
reported he had since been released, he had received no
official information of the fact.

HACKNEY CARRIAGE DUTIES (No. 2) BILL.
The standing orders having been dispensed with, the
bill went through its several stages, and was passed.

THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
—Militia Pay, Land Tax Redemption Act Amendment,
South Sea and other Annuities (Provision for Pay-
ment, &c.), Apprehension of Offenders Act Amend-
ment, Betting Houses, Commons Inclosure (No. 3),
Female Convicts, Loan Societies, Marriages (Holy
Trinity Church, Hulme) Validity, Friendly Societies,
Copyhold, &c., Commission Continuance, Metropolitan
Sewers Act Continuance, Customs Consolidation Act,
and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.

Their Lordships adjourned at a few minutes after six
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at five minutes after three
o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.

The Hon. Mr. LYTTLETON took the oaths and his seat
for South Staffordshire, in the room of Major General
Anson, who had resigned.

LORDS' AMENDMENTS.

Mr. BROTHERTON moved that standing orders,
Nos. 74, 175, and 201, in the case of all private bills
returned from the Lords with amendments, be sus-
pended—That the Lords' amendments be considered
forthwith.—Agreed to.
PETITIONS.

Mr. MASTERMAN presented several petitions from
the metropolis in favour of the legalisation of marriage
with a deceased wife's sister.

Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from a Sunday-
school in London, against the opening of the Crystal
Palace on Sundays.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Sal-
ford, against the sale of intoxicating liquors on the
Lord's day.
Mr. I. BUTT presented a petition from Mr. J. P.
Somers, the unsuccessful candidate at the last election
for Sligo, complaining that certain of the sureties to
the petition which he had presented against the return
of Mr. Sadleir, his opponent, had been tampered with,
and praying for inquiry. On the motion of the hon.
member, the petition was read at the table.
Mr. SADLEIR expressed a hope that the hon. and
learned member for Youghal would take the earliest op-
portunity of having the allegations in the petition sub-
jected to the test of a deliberate and public in-
quiry. He solemnly declared that all the allegations
reflecting on his own conduct and acts were altogether
unfounded and untrue, and he could not but express
his regret that such a petition should be presented at the
end of the session, when it was impossible there could
be any immediate inquiry.
Mr. I. BUTT said he would not have presented the
petition unless he thought that the hon. gentleman
would have, as he had already had, an opportunity of
reply to statements it set forth.
ASSAULTS ON WOMEN.

In reply to Mr. AGLIONBY,
Lord PALMERSTON said he had seen with great
regret the numerous cases which were reported of as-
saults upon women, but he hoped when the Aggravated
Assaults Bill came fully into play, and was better
known and understood by these brutes in human shape,
it would have the desired effect in deterring them from
the commission of such offences ; but certainly, if it did
not, his mind would be very much altered as to the
punishment which should be awarded.