The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-19 00:00:00

LO MBARDY.

The Piedmontese Gazette of the 13th states that
the position of the army was sttll the same on
the 11th. The battle of Cornuda was a very
serious encounter, which lasted two days. General
FERRARI, on the 9th, retired to his old head-
quarters of Mon tebulleaa. General DURAINDO
on that day was at Bassano, and it was believed
he had already driven the enemy back beyond Feltre.
The two regiments of Pontifical Volunteers, com-
manded by Colonel Duke of LANTE, have arrived at
Treviso with the celebrated Father GAVAZZI, their
chaplain. The 3d Roman legion and part of the 4th,
under Lieutenant-Colonel GALLIENA, occupy a point
on the line of the Piave.

The Parma Gazette has the following official
declaration :

The Provisional Government of Parma has
neither the power nor the will to take upon
themselves to solve the important question of
the union of this Dutchy with the Sardinian
States. That solution must be founded on
the vote of the whole population only, therefore, in com-
pliance with the wish expressed to the Provisional
Government, they have decided that registers shall be
opened in every district to receive the votes for the
union of the Duchy and Sardinia. Every citizen will be
at liberty to state on what conditions he tenders his
vote, and to make any proposition he may
.think best
calculated to forward the happiness of this State in
particular and of Italy in general. These registers
must be forwarded by the 17th instant to the Provisonal
Government who will order the reckoning of the votes."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool
sack at Five o'clock.
The Bishop of WINCHESTER presented several
petitions against the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill.
Lord HATHERTON presented several petitions in
favour of the Bill.
The Bishop of DURHAM also presented several peti-
tions in favour of the Bill.
The Earl of HADDINGTON presented a petition
from Edinburgh, praying for the removal of the test
imposed on professions in Scottish Universities.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS (INDIA) BILL.
On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the Insolvent
Debtors (India) Bill was read a third time and passed.
Lord S rANLEY presented a petition. praying their
Lordships to pass some measure, giving the Church a
veto over the appointment of Bishops by the Crown.
The Marquis of CLANRICARUE presented some
petitions in favour of the Sanitary Bill.
The Earl of EGLINTON presented petitions from
Glasgow, Paisley, and other places, against the Scotch
Births and Marriages Registration Bill.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition
from Paisley, praying for an alteration in the Scotch
Poor-law, so far as regarded retitle; also several p
tions from various lodges of Odd Fellows, praying for
the legalisation of their society ; also several petitions
in favour of the Free Church Sites (Scotland) Bill.
Earl GREY presented a very large number of peti-
tions in favour of the Jewish Disabilties Removal Bill.
POOR HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.
CROWN LIVINGS.
The Bishop of LLANDAFF rose to move an bumble
address to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty will
be graciously pleased to consent to the introduction of
a Bill for limiting the time during which Church Bene-
Bees in the gift of the Crown may be kept vacant, and was
(LITT SrIAXIXII.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
'rhe Lords' amendments to the Dover Landing Pier
Bill were considered and agreed to.
The Great Yarmouth Coal Duties Bill was read a
third time and passed.
Tilt reports to the following Bills were considered
and
'greed to-.
Henesge 'a Divorce Bill.
Lanark and Hamilton Court Houseßill. and County Rates
Queensferry passage Bill.
The second reur
onlle of the New Ross Port and Har-
bour Bill was postponed
Mr. GEORGE A. HAMILTON Monday.
moved that the Bill
" for amending the Acts relating to the Grand Canal in
Ireland, and for earryint nwitthhedaffairs of the company
relating to the same,"e o
given to bring in a Bill for better yawn. That leave be
of the Grand Canal Company._ Agreed to.
carrying on the affairs
Mr. D. CALLAGHAN presented a erporation of Cork praying for 8. repealpetition from the
co
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition
the union.
tion from Sal-
ford in favour of national education,
Mr. EWART presented a petition to the same effect
from Wigan.
Mr. G. CRAIG presented two petitions in favour of
the Sites tor Churches Bill.
Several petitions were presented again at the sale of
intoxicating drinks on the Sabbath.
Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition in favour of
the Dublin Improvement Bill.

- - -
NATIONAL LAND SCHEME
Sir B. HALL, seeing the Hon. and Learned Gentle-
man the Member for Nottingham in his, place, wished
to put a question to him in reference to a Bill he had
brought in for the purpose of amending the Friendly
Societies' Act, but virtually to legalize a scheme of which
he was the chief promoter. Since the Bill had been
introduced he had looked over it, and had had some
conversation with parties who were interested in it, and
this conversation had convinced him that it was necessary
that the measure should be inquired into. It would be
competent for him on the second reading of the Bill
to move that it be referred to a Select Committee, but
then it would be understood that the House approved of
the principle of the Bill, and the Committee would only
have power to inquire into its clauses. Now, in the other
House of Parliament the case was different; there the
Committee had power to inquire into the whole subject,
and he would venture to suggest to the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman that, instead of the Bill being read at so late
a period of the session as the 14th of June, it would be
much better that he should move for a Select Committee
to inquire into the nature and object of the scheme pro-
posed to be legalised by this Bill.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR said, in reply to the question of
the Hon. Baronet, he presumed upon his moving the
second reading of the Bill it was the intention of the
Hon. Baronet to move that it be referred to a Select
Committee.
Sir B. HALL—No, it is not.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR said, at all events the object of
the Honourable Baronet was the same as his own. The
Honourable Baronet was anxious for inquiry, and he
(Mr. Feargus O'Ci.nnor) was desirous that the most
searching investigation should take'place into the object
of the scheme. He had introduced the Bill for the pur-
pose of relieving himself from the responsibilities of
manager of the undertaking, and it was his intention to
nominate as trustees under the Bill the Noble Lord the
Member for Bath, the Hon. Member for Rochdale, and
Lord John Manners, being the three gentlemen in whom
the working classes had the most confidence, and who
would be empowered to investigate the affairs of the
society, and to ascertain whether the funds had
been properly managed. lie understood, however,
that the Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, who was good enough
to allow the Bill to be read a first time without dis-
cussion, intended to oppose the second reading, and that
if he tound that were so to-night, he would adopt the
suggestion of the lion. Baronet who had put the question
to him, and give notice that he should move the appoint-
ment of the Committee on an early day.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from
Rochdale complaining of some clauses of the Health of
Towns Bill, although favourable to the general principle
of the Bill itself.
a isoen several r with
al petitionsßo me Bn l
favour
Mr. SMOLLETT presented a petition from Ayrshire
againstl.
Lord the
ASHLEY Diplomatic
presentedßel
of sanitary reform; and also one praying the House to
pass a measure to remedy the abuses in the • •
poor-law.
Mr. H. BERX)LEY moved for areturn of the nature
of the Post-offiee service between Dover
Dover and Calais, and Dover and Ostend,
and Boulogne, distinguish-
ing, with regard to each se • rvice, the number of British
vessels employed, their tonnage,
and the power of their
engines, the gross and net expenses incurred, the number
of passengers carried
the , the rate of passage-m oney charged,
average length of time
•
employed in the voyages, the
longest and shortest time employedtherein, the fixed
hours of departure for and from each port, and whether
that departure is from the roadstead or the harbour,
and how often from each during the last twelve months.
—Agreed to.
Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Secretary at War
when the Committee, to whom the army, navy, and
ordnance estimates have been referred, may be expected
to report their opinion to the House, so that these esti-
mates may be taken into consideration, together with
the report thereon, should the labours of the Committee
be brought to a close during the present session. He
also made an inquiry concerning the distribution of the
long-delayed Peninsular medals.
Mr. F. MAULE (who was most indistinctly heard)
was understood to say that it was not likely that the
investigations of the Committee would be brought to a
close for some time to come, as they had not completed
the first part of their inquiry, namely, that into
the navy. With respect to the medals, some delay
had taken place in completing them, in consequence
of the person to whom they were entrusted having
met with a- severe accident ; he hoped, however,
that but a short time would elapse before their distri-
bution.
Sir DE LACY EVANS inquired if it was true that
50,000 claims had been decided upon ?
Mr. F. MAULE was understood to say that 18,000
was the number.

Lord HOTHAM complained that the Committee had
not periodically reported the progress of its inquiries
to the House, and that the information hitherto supplied
had nut been sufficiently ample and explanatory.
Mr. F. MAULE replied that th• Committee in
making the reports had used their discretion as to the
evidence which it was desirable to lay before the House
fur its information.
THE LAND SCHEME.

Mr. O'CONNOR stated that since he had replied to
the question of the Hon. Baronet the Member for Mary-
lebone (Sir B. Hall), he had had some conversation
with the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey). He now
begged to give notice that on Tuesday next he should
move the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire
into the plan.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. .

On the motion of Mr. PARKER, the House at its
rising was ordered to stand adjourned until Monday.
BOROUGH GAOLS.

Mr. FREWEN inquired of the Right Hon. Baronet
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it is
the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring in
any Bill this session to prevent corporate towns, or
other small jurisdictions, from making use of their gaols,
unless they are fit and proper places for the confinement
of prisoners? He asked the question because on a
recent gaol delivery thirty-seven prisoners were placed
in one cell. . .

Sir G. GREY replied in the negative. If the authori-
ties entrusted with the management of these gaols
neglected their duty, they ought to be punished under
the Gaol Act.
HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL—FEVER IN WEST-

the deposits in money, had given the banker of the
Queen's Remembrancer a bill for the amount (18,0001.),
but the Committee overruled it.

GROUP XIV.
BRISTOL AND EXETER.
The Committee decided, in reference to the Bill of the
above company for making the line from Castle Cary to
Taunton, that the subscription contracts were detective,
but inasmuch as those contracts had passed the ordeal of
the Standing Orders Committee, they did not think it
expedient to visit the consequences of the defect upon the
company, and therefore they resolved to pass the pre-
amble. The clauses to the Bill were accordingly
aereed to.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(THIS DAY.)
LANCASTER.

The scrutiny against Mr. Armstrong was resumed, but
the petitioners only succeeded in striking off one vote
to-day, reducing the majority to five, while two of the
objectionable votes were decided by the Committee to
be good.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

MASTER OF THE HORSE'S-OFFICE,
MAY 16, 1848.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint
the Right Honourable John George Brabazon Earl of
Besaburough to be Master of her Majesty's Buck Hounds,
vice the Eight Honourable Granville George Earl
Granville.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAr 17.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour
of Knighthood upon John Romilly, Esq, M.P.. her
Majesty's Solicitor-General.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 17.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour
of Knighthood upon John Liddell, M.D., F.R.S., Cheva-
lier of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Anne, and of
the Order of the Redeemer of Greece, Medical Inspector
of Fleets and Hospitals, Royal Hospital, Greenwich.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 17.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour
of Knighthood upon Captain William Bellairs, Senior
Exon of her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard.