The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-20 00:00:00

RODE.

The Earl of MALMESBITRY wished to inquire of
the Government whether there was not a mistake in
the heading of the memorandum of Count Nesselrode,
-which appears among the secret correspondence pub-
lished in the Sun, and other newspapers, to-day. The
memorandum was described as having been received
subsequently to the visit of the Emperor Nicholas to
this country in 1844.
The Earl of ABERDEEN was understood to say that
the substance of the memorandum was communicated
by the Emperor himself to the Government while in
England, but that the document itself was not prepared
by Count Nesselrode until after the departure of the
Emperor.

The registration of bills of sales bill was road a second
time.

The mutiny bill passed through committee.
The Earl of GLENGALL presented a petition in
favour of postal arrangements between South Wales and
the south of Ireland.

Lord CANNING said it would be impossible withoul
great loss to the revenue to carry out such arrange•
me nts.

After a short discussion the subject dropperL
LETTERS FOR THE BALTIC FLEET.

In reply to Earl GREY,
Lord CANNING said he had applied to the Treasury
for a warrant giving him power to reduce the statute rate
of postage for letters to the Baltic (Is. 81) to the sum of
sixpence a half ounce.
Earl GREY said, that considering the service on
which the officers in the Baltic fleet were engaged, and
that sixpence was an object to them and their relatives,
he thought letters ought to be transmitted at the cost of
au ordinary penny stamp. (Hear, hear.)
[LEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Amicable Society Assurance Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The following bills were ordered to be considered :
Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield Bridge ; Norwich
Equitable Fire Assurance Company ; Rossendale Union
Gas ; Royal Exchange Assurance ; Southport Water-
works. (A clause to be proposed.)
The Llynvi Valley Railway (No. 2) Bill, and the
Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Bill were read a second
time.

Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from the inhabi
tants of Farringdon Without against the Poor Remova

Sir W. HEA.THCOTE presented a petition from a
place in Northamptonshire, praying for the closing of
public houses on Sundays. •
Sir J. TROLLOPE presented a petition with a
similar prayer from Lincoln.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from
1584 electors of Cheltenham, complaining of the election
of Captain Vernon, and also complaining of the expense
of prosecuting election petitions.
Mr. WICKHAM presented a petition from the
guardians of the poor for the Union of Bradford, pray-
ing that the bill for the alteration in the law of settle-
ment may not pass without important alterations being
made in its provisions.
Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from Lewes
against the oaths bill.
Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition from
Taunton in favour of reformatory schools.
Mr. SCOBELL presented a petition from Bath against
the appointment of Roman Catholic chaplains to gaols.
Mr. HORSFALL presented a petition from Liver-
pool in favour of closing public-houses on Sundays.
Colonel BLAIR presented a petition from Ayr against
the oaths bill.
Mr. CORDEN presented a petition from Yorkshire,
Irery numerously signed, against the Medical Registra-
tion Bill.
Mr. B. HUGHES presented three petitions from places
Norfolk, and from Huntingdon, praying that public
houses be closed on the Lord's day.
MILITIA REGIMENTS.
Colo SMYTH wished to ask the Secretary at War
Aihether en
soldier of militia regiments are to be placed, dur-
ing the Period osf e sara training, upon the same footing with
tse rations as soldiers of regiments of the line.
left to tl;e.mO'lt. BERTreplied that the matter would
be
Option of the colonels of those regiments, with
certain exceptio„
•

SLIGO ELECTION.
whether he was Pre
Mr. S. SEYMER. rose to ask Lord John Russell,
course to be Pared to recommend to the house any
. adopted with reference to the persons spe-
diaily mentioned in the report of the Sligo election recog-
nizances committee,
Lord J.
RUSSELL said it had been decided by the
land
Goveto prosecuternment to instruct the Attorney-General for Ire-
.

OATHS BILL.
Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that the second read-
ing of the Oaths bill be postponed till the 31st of this
month ; also the second reading of the Poor Removal
bill till Friday next.

STAMP DUTIES,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQuEn
notice that he would postpone the order for committee
an the Stamp Duties till this day fortnight.