The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-01 00:00:00

COUNTY RATES BILL.

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This Biil was read a second time, and ordered to
be committed.
POOR REMOVAL BILL.

Mr. BRINES moved that this Bill should be read
a second time on the 3d of May next.
After a few words from Mr. HENLEY the mo-
tion was agreed to.
AGRICULTURAL TENANT-RIGHT BILL.

On the motion of Mr. PUSEY, the second reading
of this Bill was ordered to be postponed till Wednes-
day, the 22d day of March.
TREATY OF ADRIANOPLE.

On the question being put that an addr'ss be pre-
sented to her Majesty for papers relating to the treaty
of Adrianople,
Mr. REDHEAD YORKE submitted that it was
not becoming the dignity of the House, or the Noble
Lord at the head of the Foreign Department, that the
discussion should h proceeded with ; but the lion.
Member was called to order by the Speaker, who
intimated that the Noble Lord was in possession of
the chair, and must resume the address which he
commenced last week.
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.

Mr. WAKLEY said, perhaps before the debate on
the treaty of Adrianople was resumed, he might be
allowed, although out of order, to put a question to
the Noble Lord.
The SPEAKER, said it was out of order, and
could not be put ' • but.
Lord PALMERSTON rose and said—l think I
know the question which the Honourable Member
for Finsbury wishes to put to me, and as it is one of
great interest and importance to the country, I
have to ask the permission of the House to answer
it. The Honourable Gentleman is anxious to
know if I have received information of any personal
violence offered to any British subject at Paris
during the progress of the recent stirring
events in that city, and I am happy to
inform him that I have no reason to be:ieve
that any such violence has been offered. lam happy
t,; say that the British subjects resident in
Paris :-_,ave acted with that prudence which usually
dictates themovements and conduct of Englishmen,
whole of the disturbances
_in Paris
and during the
they abstained fro taking any part in what was
going forward, and t.2ok care not wantonly and
foolishly to expose thernsehies to the fury of the in-
surgents.—(Cheers.) J
(LEFT SITTINO.)

We are glad to hear that it is in con;emplation to
form a society in this town upon the plan of rt.'" Chamber
of Commerce in Manchester and other large ,commer-
cial manufacturing towns. Such a society has long- been
wanted here ; and we doubt not that, when once it '8
fairly commenced, it will receive the warm support of
all the enlightened utumbers of the trading portion of
:he community, both in town agd country.—Leicester
Mercury.
THE MURDER IN TnE PARK.—Last night the
grand jury returned as " true " a bill of indictment pre-
ferred against Annette Meyers, a young Frenchwoman,
for wilful murder in discharging a pistol loaded with
ball at Henry Ducker, a private in the Grenadier
Guards, in St. James's Park. At the same time, the
grand jury presented a true bill against Edward Charles
.Fitzmayer, a landing waiter in the customs, for attempt-
ing to murder Mary Ann Fitzmayer. The trial of
Meyers will, it is expected, take place on Friday before
one of the Learned Judges.
ULSTER RAILWAT.—Iye are happy in being enabled
to announce that the entire line baween Belfast and
Armagh is now completely and satisfactorily finished and
that it will be opened for the public traffic on Wad-
i nesday next, the Ist of Marsh.,—Baxrter of Ulster.