The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-02 00:00:00

WAR WITH RUSSIA

On the order of the day for the third reading of the
County Courts Act Extension Explanation Bill,
Lord BROUGHAM took the opportunity of express-
ing his regret and surprise that the calamity of war should
now menace the peace of Europe. In spite of the frequent
proofs given by the Emperor of Russia that he was the
upholder of order arid the advocate of the territorial
arrangements of Europe, lie had to the grief and eta
more to the indignation of trankind became the disturber
of peace, and the in,tigator of wile-spread insurrection
and confusion. (Hear, hear.) The noble and learned
lord complimented the Government on the whole of
their conduct throughout the difficult negt,tiations
which they had carried on to maintain peace, and spoke
of the forbearance which they had shown not only as
praiseworthy, but as hiving been attended by the
happiest results. His lordship then gave a brief ex-
planation of the provisions of this short bill, and moved
that it be read a third time.
After a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, the bill
was read a third time and passel.
The Earl of ELLEN BO ROUGH moved for a return
connected with the mi'itia, and was
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Mr. GEACEI rose to move t:,at the 178th standing
order be suspended, with reference to the Liverpool Im-
provement Bill ; and that the several petitions of mer-
chants, manufacturers, and traders, resident in Birming-
ham, of the directors of the Chattilm.s of Commerce, &c.
of Manchester, and of the M inchester Commercial As-
sociation, which have been Presented ag.,:ainst the said
bill, be referred to the committee appointed to consider
such bill.
Mr. W. PATTEN said the petitions referred to had
not been lodged withii. the prescribed time —seven days
of the second reading ; and he should strongly recom-
mend the house not to agree to the hon. thernbT's motion.
Mr. HO i-ItiFALL said if the house were incited to
stand by the existing standing orders, he should not
press it ; but he bi-ggel to say that every required no-
tice had been given, both through the local ne'xspapers
and the London Gazetti.` ' .
Mr. GEACH then, after some further remarks, with-
drew his motion.

SECOND READINGS.
The following bills were read a second time :—The
Caledonian and Edinburgh and Giasgow Railways—the
Dnkinfield Gas.
GREAT LONDON DRAINAGE BILL.
On the motion for the second readinz of this bill,
Mr. W. W ILLIA.NI.B objected to the second readirg,
as, if the bill were carried, it: would entirely mar the
great object of a. complete system of draina4o for the
metro:iobs. He moved that the bill be read a second
time this day ,ix months.
Mr. WALTER thought it would be mo-t unfair to
dispose of this important hill in the hasty anal incleside-
rate manner ju-t proposed by the hen. member, and in
such a thin house. tVe ha l the fearful pia spect of the
revisit of cholera in the spring, and that rendered the
bill all the more important, in onler to have a good sys-
tem of drainage, and the river purified.
Sir B. HALL sail this bill was got up as a private
speculation, and though the comptuy who had got it up
required 2,000,0001. to carry it out, they, had only, he
believed, got 5001. raised •;is yit for that purpose -
(hear)—and, therefore, he hoped the house would not
sanction this bill.
Mr. DRUNINIOND said, there was an assembly
meeting in this metropolis infinitely more important in
their own estimation than the Imperial Parliament, and
that was the Marylebone Vestry— laughter) and
though they did not issue blue-books, yet they issued
very extraordinary documents. (Hear.) The hon.
member caused a good deal of merriment by reading an
extract from a circular issued by the Marylebone Vestry,
which was couched in very inflaael language. The
rate asked for this purpose was and yet the Maryle-
bone Vestry opposed it. (Hear.)
Lord SEYMOUR said if we could have a scheme car-
ried out by the public, for which the public paid, it
would be much more effectual than any other means.
and he should recommend the house not to send this bill
to a committee. (Hear.)
Sir J. SHELLEY said though the hon. member (Mr.
Drummond) had made a very jocose speech on the sub-
ject, it was no laughing niata-!r to the ratepayers, who
had to pay the expense. (Hear, ficia..) The fact was
this company came Wore . house as they did last
year, and it was sent to a select committee, who refused
to sanction it on the ground that the gu trantee was not
sufficient, and the company now came forward
again in precisely the acme circumstances, and
asked for a second reading. But as the noble
lord the Home Secretary had a bill ready to
bring in for the general improvement of the metropolis,
as regarded drainage, he thought this was certainly the
wrong time for the company t,..) come forward with their
bill. (Hear, hear.)
Lord D. STUART said he believed the vestry of
Marylebone did its duty when tiny endeavoured ti
protect the pockets of the ratepayers front the guarantee
of such a scheme as the one nosy h,fine the house.
Mr. BOUVERIE a ki.l no new ground had been shown
why this hill should he reeonsid,,red, and he limpid the
house would r-ject the •ec,el readia4..
Mr. A. PELLATr sail 25.0001. had been deposte.t
by the promoters of the hilt as an earnest that they in-
tended to carry out the work if Parliament sanctioned
it. It was only the north si le ol the Thames that op-
posed the bill, but tie south side was decidedly in its
favour.

Lord PALMERSTON said last year he was favour-
able to the bill, but since the Connuissi mere of Sewers
was about to be reorgani,ed he thought the question
involved in this bill ought to be left for the deei-ion
of the new commission. All things considered, he did
not think it advisable -for the house to pass the second
reading.
After some further discussion, the second reading was
negatived without a division.
PETITIONS. •
Mr. \V. BROWN presented a petition from a place
in Lancashire in favour of the establishment of refor-
matory school,
oSeveral petitions were:presented praying that public-
la -uses and beer-shops may be ch'ired on Sundays.
Mr. MA-GAN presented a petition from a place in
Ir.ekllarn d
~,PraYing for the repeal of the paper duty.
• '-°R,STALL presented a petition from the
mechanics of Liverpool in favour of a decimal system of
coinage.