The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-31 00:00:00

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.

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QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK.
Wheat, 64,035 ; Barley, 2,289 ; Oats, 4,614 ; Rye, 673 ; Beans,

1,9-35 ; Peas, 277 quarters.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took tho Chair shortly after Twelve
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
considered and agreed to:—
Cameron's Coathrook Steam Coal and Swansea and

Loughor Railway (No. 1).
Trinity College (Dublin).
The Coal Duties (London and Westminster and adje:
cent Counties) Bill, with amendments, was read a third
time and passed.
SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS.
The Sheriffs of the City of London, Messrs. CARD
and 110DOKINSON, attended at the bar and presented a
petition from the corporation against the Bill for the
better supply of water tau the metropolis.
RETENTION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

In reply to Mr. OSBORNE,
The CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
following was the xact state of the ,case with regard to
the Crystal Palaece. By the engagement entered
into the Commissioners were bound to Per"
chase the building, if they did not before the
Ist of December give notice to the contractors to,
pull it down, and the sum which they would be required
to pay if they desired to retain the building in per-
manence was 70,0001. But whether the Conmus-
sionere were at liberty, under the specific terms
of the memorandum, to apply any portion
of the surplus funds, which he believed would be very
large, to such purposes as a winter garden in the metro'
polls, he conceived would be very doubtful.—(Hear:)
Whether, if they had the power, that was their
determination it was of course not for Wel
to say. However, whether they had or had
not the power, if they were not inclined to make the
building a present to the public, the public could not
obtain posseesion of it without paying 70,000/.—(Hear'
hear.) That; would be the first cost, but then there
would be a considerable additional expense in order
to render the building fit for a permanent erection,
and again a large annual outlay for maintaining it in *
state of repair. Then there must be a certain outlay for
the purpose of constructing a winter garden, and after"
wards for maintaining it. These different items must in
oae shape or another fall on the public.—(Hear.)
Mr. WAKLEY said it had been stated the other
night very distinctly that no application would be wage_
to the Government for a single shilling in respect to the
Crystal Palace.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Ob-
served that what was stated the other evening was that
the contractors were perfectly willing to extend the
time for receiving notice for pulling down the building
from the Ist of December to the Ist of May.
The subject then dropped.
METROPOLITAN SEWERS BILL.
On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Sir B. HALL protested against the Bill, on the ground
that the board would be composed of too numerous
and expensive a body of officials. He hoped that flex:
year the Government would introduce a Bill to infuse
the representative principle into the management of the
Commission.
Mr. WAKLEY was against a barrister being O,P;
pointed to preside at the head of the Commission. 15„
thought some eminent engineer would be more fitted for
the post.
After a few words from Mr. B. OSBORNE and the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Bill was read lti
third time and passed.
METROPOLITAN INTERMENT BILL. ,0
On clause 1 being proposed for granting 130,0001.
the Board of Health for purchasing existing cemeterie%
Mr. B. OSBORNE opposed granting that stun $
commission, which ho locked upon as one of the gees:°,so
nuisances in the country. If the clause vie'd
acceded to, he believed that the country
would be involved by next year in an expeo9,,
amounting to half a million of money. Mr. Chadwicl
who was at the head of the Commission, grasped ,%
everything within his reach, and like Mr. Barry,
architect, made all connected with him subservient
his own views and purposes.
Mr. WAKLEY said the. Hon. Member should root•
lea that a medical gentleman was a member of the
board, and that medical men were always zealous 03i
,
attentive in the discharge of public duties.—(A laugh./
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reci
minded the Hon. Member that when cemeteries an
burial-grounds were closed, it was absolutely necessarye
that others should be provided, and in order to purebefi
them money was required. This was merely a temp
rary advance, and would not be repeated.
Mr. J. BELL objected to giving so large an advaile,e
to the Board of Health. It was a mere speculative joint
stock company, in whose hands large sums of money
to be placed without any check or control whatever'
Mr. B. OSBORNE thought the whole Bill loolte'i
very much like a job; and if he had any chance fe
getting a respectable number of Members to vote
should divide against the clause. te,
After some further discussion the clause was agree,*
The other clauses and the preamble were also passe
On the motion for reporting the Bill,
Mr. BELL intimated that next session he should brill
the whole question of metropolitan interments and
their consid raetion.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS hoped the public would unele,re
stand that those who opposed this Bill wore not aye%
to the closing of the burial-grounds of the metropo'lo,l
but what they objected to was the purchase of eee3 ~,,r
teries with public money, in the manner proposed
the Bill.
Sir B. HALL thought it necessary to protest against
the Bill once more, and in order to do so without eri',
further delay, he should divide the Committee on b
motion for rejecting the Bill.
The Committee then divided, when there appeared"'
For the Motion
Against it 7
Majority —35 0
The House then resumed, and the Bill having bee ff
reported, was ordered to be again considered to..moro
at one o'clock.