The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-26 00:00:00

HOLLAiND.

TUE HAGUE, JUNE 23.—The First Chamber of the
States General has taken an important step—it has
rejected (and not adopted, as it was falsely stated),
after a lively discus-ion, and by a majority of 19
apinst 15, the project of law adapted by the S-cond
Chamber by a majority of 32 against 28, allowing,
by way of indemnity, an annuity of 2,000 florins to
the members of the former First Chamber, which has
been disstived hccurding to the second additional
article of the constitution, although those members
had been named fur life.
The Government has answered to the observations
made in the sections to the pr(,j,-ct of laws settling
the exerci3e of the right of popular meetings and as-
sociations. At the same time Government has in-
troduced some modifications into its project.
The Agromenic Congress of the Netherlands was
opened at Geos on Wednesday last. The King was
present at the first sitting, as well as at the experi-
ment made upon agricultural instruments. The day
after his I\l,jesty visited the Exhibition of Agricul-
tural Products, now open in this lit:le Zealand town

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accident happened to an
excu-eion train from Stirling and the intermediate st :bons
to Aberdeen, on the 24th instant, which is likely to be at-
tended with serious consequences. It had proceeded to For-
far, ,Iliere it was standing to take up passengers, when a goods'
truk;came up at full speed and dashed into it, completely
crushing a break van, which was fortunately in the rear, and
broke the force of the collision. several passengers were
much cut and bruised, and one Mrs. Mitchell, of Stirling,
lies in a precarious condition. We learned from the travel-
ling superinte. dent of the Railway Pa,sengers' Assurance
Company, who was at once on the spot to render assistance,
that as far as could be ascertained only one of the injured
parties, a young lady from Auchterarder, had taken the pr,,-
caution to provide herself with an insurance ticket. The
accident was said to be caused by the neglect of the signal-
man in failing to give the proper stop signal an the arrival
of the excursion train.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF' LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon iho Wool-
click et Five o'cl,.ek.

Lard LYNDHURST presented a petition from the
trty,ees 0? the Homo,. r.tono Charity, praylog fora better
mettlod of investigattug the ttecuun,s of trustees of
charitable truce?.

Lord BROUGHAM supported the prayer of the pe-
titi,n. He trusted that some, afectull remedy fur the
abuses complained of would be provided. S we such
remedy had been proposed, and it was the fault not of
one side of the House only, but of one aide and a halt—
(A laugh)—that that measure had 13, en njected.
NATIONAL LAND COMPANY.
The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD then presented a
petition froth members ut the National Land Company,
praying for a redress of the grievances under which they
laboured. He presented this petition because it was re-
spect Lilly worded. He had received several petition.
complaining of the deeisiens of county courts in such
Matters. Lie pitied the ituatiun of the parties, but their
Lordships could not afford relief against the sentence of
a court of law. Tneir Lordships were not a cuurt of
appeal fur the county courts, and could nut therefore
afford these poor people any redress. He had had many
applications made to him on his subject, and he bad nut
been able to answer them relative to a Bill now before
Parliament ou this subject.
Lord CAMPBELL thought it would bo a great ad-
vantage it those interested in Bills in this House should
have facilities for obtaining copies of those Bills, and he
had incurred the charge of discourtesy for nut findiug
onpies of Bills. He submitted that parties interested
in Fills shotild have an opportunity of obtaining copies
of them.

Lord PETITIONS.
BROUGHAM presented several petitions in
favour of ,—,
0 ~.,uuty Courts Extension Bill.
Lord
,LYTTL
ur,
junETON presented a petition from the
DroiLw.ch in tavour ut an improvement iu the
organization of.t....4_police twee of counties.
Lord STAN
prrapriesented a petition trona the Gold-
smiths CompauL3,t:
that they may be heard by
counsel agaillst the ailulgi
table Trusts Bat or exempted
frLm toe operation 01 th
7: Lord fiEDESDALE;ZaSure.
with a ~,,,i,ia,rut.-u petitions from several
C,ty companies
pRivA;rE p_r_ayer.
On the motion of Lot d itkap,,,l,4s.
Bllis were for warded a stage. '-uALE several private
PET! TIONs,
The Ma,quis of HARROW by Presented
titions a_laSust the CoartfatdP 'frusta Bill
several pe•
The E irl of HARROVVBY presooted %eve
from trustees of charities a, Charitable the
el petitions
.s. Traits
Bill.

JOTEE PERSACD.
The Earl of ELLENBORUUGFI had received several
communications on the bubj, ct of ihe case of Jotee Per-
Baud, and he therefore gave notice that be should to
morrow again draw the attention of thiir L9rdship., to
the subjt•et.
FEE FA Rai RENTS (IRELAND) BILL.
The Mui guts of CLANBICARDE move the second
teaming of this Bill.
The Earl of WICKLOW objected to certain provi-
si"a of the Bill, and should oppo:e them in Commiit` e.
Aftttr a few words from th,., 11iarquia of CLANEI-
CARBE. the Bill was read a second rime.
CRAM BLE TRUSTS BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the order of the
day for the second rt ading or the Charitable TruAi Bill.
The sal j. had been Glow under the consideration of
Parliament for upwards of seventy p ara.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve
o'clock.
The Athawes Estate Bill, and Christ's Hospital Estate
Bill were road a third time.
Mr. BANKES press-rated a petition from a person in
Sowersetshire, complAning of the present mode of levy-
ing the income-tax.
b'r. ALBAN'S BRIBERY COMMISSION BILL.
On the re.tion for the third rrading of this 13111,
Mr. FREW EN moved an amendment that the debate
be adjourned,

M; BA N KES complained that the Government should
proceed with a Bill of this important nature in so th,n a
House, there being no law officer of the Crown present,
only ten members on the Government aide of the House,
ancVabout as many on the Opposition benches.
Sir GEORGE GREY said the Bit! bad been twice
before a Committee of the whole Buse, and that abLut
hal, a dozen divisions bad already taken place upon it.
After tt tew words from Mr. ELLICE,
Captain HARRIS was of opinion tnat the new Mem-
ber who was elected for St. Albans ought not to have
taken his seat in the House; but he was opposed to plac-
ing in the power of the Committee appointed by one
branch of the Legislature the right to disenfranchise a
large body of electors. Reconsidered that a court ot law was
the beat tribunal for trying questions of bribery and
of punishing parties who were guilty of it. He should