The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY MANAGEMENT.

The Earl of MALMESBURY said that he wished to
call the attention of the noble lord opposite to the sub-
ject of the better superintendence of railway manage-
ment, and he wished to refer to a letter which a gentle-
man of the name of Spence had addressed to the Board
of Trade about the end of February last.
Lord STANLEY (of Alderley) was understood to re-
quest the noble earl to postpone bringing forward the
subject till another day.
The Earl of MALMESBURY consented to postpone
making his observations till Thursday.
Their lordships then adjourned at half-past five o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
WIGTOWN BURGFIS ELECTION.

The committee appointed to enquire into the petition
against the return for these burghs was sworn in.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time and or-
dered to be committed :—Copper Miners' in England,
and Londonderry Improvement.
MALLOW ELECTION.

The SPEAKER intimated that he had received a
letter stating that it was not intended to proceed with
the petition against the return for Mallow.
PETITIONS.
Mr. G. BUTT presented a petition from attorneys in
Wales in favour of the repeal of annual certificate duty.
Mr. FREWEN presented a* petition from Sussex
against the admission of Jews into Parliament.

Mr. SMYTH presented a petition from working men
in York against opening the Crystal Palace on the
Sunday.

Similar petitions were presented by Col. SIBTHORP
from members of the Established Church, and from
Wesleyans and Dissenters.

Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition from Cambridge
praying for some measures to put a stop to bribery and
corruption in that borough.
Mr. HAYTER presented a petition from Cornwall in
favour of the distribution of Parliamentary papers to
literary and scientific societies.
Mr. COLLIER presented a petition from Penzance,
in favour of an ocean penny postage.
Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from Scotland
against the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. BASS presented a petition from Staffordshire in
favour of the admission of Jews into Parliament.
CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.
Mr. V. SMITH gave notice that on an early day he
should move an address to the Crown, for a commission
to inquire into the corrupt practices at. the Cambridge
election.

PERJURY IN ELECTION COMMITTEES.
Mr. L. KING, with the view of preventing perjury
in election committees, gave notice that on Thursday,
he should move a resolution to the effect, that the chair-
man of the Chatham Election Committee, having re-
ported that it was the opinion of the committee that
there were strong grounds for believing that one of the
witnesses while giving his evidence was guilty of wilful
and corrupt perjury, the Attorney-General be instructed
to prosecute such witness for perjury, and that the
Attorney-General be instructed to prosecute in all
cases where a committee reported that there was ground
for believing that perjury had been committed.
BRIDGENORTH ELECTION.
Sir J. V. SHELLEY gave notice that on Thursday
next he should present a petition from certain
electors of Bridgnorth, complaining of the introduction
of bribery treating and corruption generally, which took
place not only at the last election, but at several former
elections. '

BLACKBURN ELECTION.
Mr. W. PATTEN gave notice that on Tuesday next
he should move for a new writ for the borough of Black-
burn, in the room of the unseated member.
METROPOLITAN DRAINAGE.

Lord SEYMOUR apprehended that the bill, which
stood for second reading to-morrow, under the title of
the Great London Drainage Bill, was the same as that
referred to the other night by the noble lord at the head
of the Home Department, and he wished, therefore, to
ask the noble lord whether the Government were' inclined
to support the second reading of that bill.
Lord PALMERSTON said he should certainly be
disposed to support the second reading of the bill, as it
was intended to carry out a great public work of vast
importance to the metropolis,
but of course in supporting
the second reading of the bill, it would only be with the
view of having it referred to a committee, where its
details might be examined. The principle of the bill
was one which he thought the house ought in fact to
encourage, but the details of course must be left for a
committee to decide.

• THE MINT IN AUSTRALIA.
Mr. BASS wished to ask the Secretary to the Trea-
sury a question with regard to the gold coinage. Last
night, the noble lord the member for the city of London,
stated the Government were disposed to encourage the
establishment of mints in Australia, and as there was
great curiosity manifested out of doors upon this sub-
ject, he wishel t• ask what particular. colony Govern-
ment were disposed to make that concession to.
Mr. WILSON said the Government had come to the
conclusion that this was a question which much more
depended upon the Colonies themselves than the Govern-
ment at home. Government however were disposed to
afford every facility in their power for establishing mints
that the colonies might require, but as yet only Sydney
had applied for assistance in that way. The colonists
had sent over 10,0001. for the purchase of the necessary
machinery of a mint, and Government are now engaged
in seeing that the money was properly laid out. With
regard to the other colonies, Government were quite
ready, upon the colonists consenting to bear the whole
expense and to undertake that no part of the cost should
tan upon this country, to consent to the establishment
of 'cants under such due regulations as should secure the