The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-19 00:00:00

PARLIAMEN TARY BUSINESS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of
Conunons.)
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The following Resolutions were reported from the above
Committee :-
1. That in the case of the Durham Markets Bill, petition
for additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dis-
pensed with :—That the parties be permitted to introduce
their additional provision, if the CommitteeC on the Bill
shall think tit, on proving
.to the said
Committee that the
notices have been inserted in the county newspaper for three
successive weeks.
That the Committee on the Bill, if they shall introduce
such additional provision, do report to the Rouse how far
such order has been complied with, on thel4port of the Bill.
2. That in the case of the East. Anglian Railways (No.
2), petition for leave to deposit
.a petition. for a Bill, the
standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
3. That in the case of the Leicester Waterworks Bill,
petition for dispensing with standing orders
Nos. 105 and
166, the said standing orders ought not to he
dispensed with.
First Resolution agreed to.—Report to lie oh the table.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, TUESDAY, DIARCH Is.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked early this morning
in the park and grounds at Osborne.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, and the younger members of the Royal Family took
their accustomed walks and rides.
Colonel and the Lady Catherine Harcourt had the honour
of joining the royal party at uinner this day,

A Cabinet Council was held at the private residence of
Lord John Russell, in Chesham-place, Beig.rave-square,
ve•Aterday afternoon. The Ministers present were—Lord
John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis
of Lans-
downe, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Pal-
merston, l' arl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord
Broughton, the Right Hon. Henry Lubouchere, the 4
Earl of
Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Right Hon.
Fox Mauls.

rfhelllinis.ers met at half•past two o'clock;and broke up
soon alter four o'clock.

ThA Oxford University Commission met yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Down-
ing-street. Present: The Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of
Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev., 11. G. Liiden,
°well, the V. v.
J. L. Dampier, Esq. ; the Rev. Professor P
G. 11. S Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary).
Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day, at his ( fficial residence in Downing-street.

The Transatlantic Packet Station Commission held a meet-
ing yes'erdav at the Board of Trade. There were present
Earl Granville hairman), on. William Cowper. Sir
James Gorden, K.C. ti. ; Sir John F. BurgoyLe, K.C.13
and Captain Stephenson Ellerby. Lord Hobart, Secretary
to the Commission, was in attendance. A deputation at-
tended at, the Board of Trade, and had an interview with
the Commissioners. The deputation included Lord Mont-
eagle, Mr. O'Brien, M.P., Mr. O'Flaherty, M.P., Mr. Blake,
M.P., Mr. M‘Cullagn, M.P., Mr. edulvany, Mr. Randall, and
Mr. Long, C.L.

A TOUGH SUPPER.—On Wednesday evening the
large serpent at our Zoological Gardens, who seems, by the
way, to possess a remarkably good digestion, had two live
I wls put into his cage for supper. lie immediately killed
and gorged one; after Which, leaving the other bird intact,
he satisfied the cravings of his appetite by bolting his bed
consisting of a piece of drugget two yards and a half long
and a yard wide.—Bristol Olercury.

DEATH OF A CENTENAILIAN.Died at ClOghiordBll,
on the 13th inst., Mr. James Armitage, aged 109 years. For
89 years he was in church membership with the Baptist
Church of C o.:hjordan, 'to the last moment his intellect
was clear and unimpaired.—Leinster Express,