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

AND DUBLIN.

Mr. FRENCH asked it the alterations of their ar-
rangements with the public lately made by the Chester
Bud Holyhead Railway Company,i for the purpose of
securing a monopoly of the carriage of passengers and
mails from 'Holyhead to Dublin, had received the
sanction of the Board a Trade ?
Mr. WILSON rep ed that no correspondence had
taken place on the subject. with the Government and the
Company.
EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR PROPERTY.
The Marquis of BLANDFORD moved for leave to
bring in a bill to make better provision for the manage-
ment of Episcopal and Capitular property, which he said
was essentially the same as the bill he bad introduced
last session, to apply the said property to the spiritual
wants of the localities in which such property was
ituated.
Lord J. RUSSELL said there was no objection to
the introduction of the bill. It related to a subject of
?°l2,3l.derable importance, and he was not sorry that it
nac3l,ll:.eoli thus early introduced.
• tiADFIELD hoped some provision . would be
IMO iA tho bill, or some other measure, for- the total

abolition of church rates, which had become quite a
public nuisance.
Leave was then given to bring in the bill.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

Mr. BAILLIE wished to know whether it was in-
tended to introduce this session a measure of Parlia-
mentary Reform for Scotland.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL replied in the affirmative.
Mr. FRENCH would be glad to know if it was in-
tenced to introduce an Irish Reform Bill this session.
(Laughter.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to reply to
this question in the affirmative also.
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

Mr. TUFNELL moved the following select committee
for the distribution of Parliamentary papers :—Mr.
Tufnell, Mr. Ewart, Colonel Mure, Mr. Hutt, and Mr.
Walter.

Mr. HUME hoped some general principle would be
laid down to guide the movements of the committee.
He hoped in-no case would any papers be given away
unless the parties applying for them could show that
they had provided a place and persons to take care of
them.

Mr. TUFNELL promised that everything should be
done to provide the proper distribution of the papers.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped
it would be distinctly understood that the labours of
the committee would be confined to preparing the rules
under which the distribution should take place, and that
the rules should be sanctioned by the house before they
were put in force.
Mr. TUFNELL said that was precisely his object
in moving the appointment of a committee.
The motion was then agreed to.
CUSTOMS RETURNS.

On the motion of Mr. MOFFATT, a number of returns
connected with the Customs and the income-tax were
ordered.

SUSPENDED WRITS.

Lord J. RUSSELL moved that no warrants for new
writs for Barnstaple, Cambridge, Canterbury, Hull,
Maldon, and Tynemouth be issued before the 9th day of
March next.

Mr. FRENCH wished...o ask what was-the object of
the noble lord in fixing particularly on the 9th of
March ?

Lord J. RUSSELL said he had no objection to fix-
ing the 10th of March. (Laughter.) His only reason
for fixing on the 9th was that it was five weeks from
this day, and would give time to hon. members to con-
sider the reports of the commissions on this subject.
Sr F. KELLY saw nothing against Barnstaple
which could justify this delay.
Lord J. RUSSELL said there ought to be no dis-
tinction made between any of those boroughs.

The motion was then agreed to.
ASSESSED TAXES.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
for, leave to bring in a bill to explain and amend an act
of the last session of Parliament, cap. 90, relating to
the duties on assessed taxes. He explained the object
of the bill in the words—to amend a clerical error in
that act, and to extend the time of commutation under
the act.
Leave was given to bring in the bill.