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

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,

SPORTING NOTES.
No. LXIII.
ASCOT, HAMPTON, AND MANCHESTER

MEETINGS.

the colony was a Roman Catholic, and the people of the
colony had taken up the idea that he was doing all he
could to invalidate Presbyterian marriages, and the
Governor of thg colony had declared that he
would not like to afford any aid to those
who did not observe the requirements of tho law.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before
Four o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following Bills were considered aad agreed to:—
Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and
Loughor Railway.
East Stonehouse Waterworks.
Great Malvern Improvement, Police, Sewers, Water-
works, Gas, and Markets.
Kensington Improvement.
National Land Company Dissolving.
Wexford Free Bridge.
The St. Bartholomew's Hospital Estate Bill was read a
second time.

Mr. POWER presented a petition from Cork against
the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from Dublin
in favour of the Church system of education in Ireland.
Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from Sun-
derland against the increase of beer houses.
Mr. CO WAN presented a petition from Argyllshire
against Papal aggression; also a petition from the same
county in favour of Lord Melgunct's Educational Bill for
Scotland.

Lord MELGUND presented a petition from Edin-
burgh, praying for the abolition of university tests.
Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from
Independents in the county of Somerset, praying for the
abolition of the Regium Donum.
Mr..W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from labour-
ers employed in the London Docks Company, complaining
of gross injustice and opposition on the part of the Com-
missioners of Customs. The Hon. Member gave notice
that, on Thursday next, he would move that the re-
port be printed with the votes. He also presented pe-
titions from Bethnal-green, Marylebone, and Ken-
nington and Lambeth, in favour of the Bill for the
suppression of Sunday trading.
Mr. PORTAL presented a petition from the Farmers'
Club at Winchester in favour of a national settlement
and national poor-rate.

PRIVATE LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
Mr. LUSHINGTON asked the Secretary of State
for the Home Department whether it was his intention
to introduce a Bill this session for the better regulation
of private lunatic asylums?
Sir G. GREY said the subject had been under his con-
sideration, but he did not think it would be possible to
introduce a Bill for the better regulation and inspectio❑
of these asylums during the present session.
COMMON LAW COURTS.
Mr. JOHN EVANS wished to know when the report
of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the prac-
tice of the common law courts would be ready?
Sir G. GREY said he had been in communication
lately with the Commissioners, and he hoped to be able
very shortly to lay their report on the table.

CEYLON.
Lord HOTHAM wished to ask the Under Secretary
for the Colonies when the report of the Finance Com-
mittee of the Executive Council of Ceylon would be laid
on the table?

Mr. HAWES said he was unable to give a reply, as
the Governor of Ceylon's report had not yet been re-
ceived, but as soon as it was the report in question, as
well as other papers, would no doubt be laid before the
House.

Mr. HUME wished to draw the attention of the
House to disposing of this matter as speedily as
possible. From the manner in which the motion
was met, ho was confident that some new mode
be adopted for the appointment of Committees on Public
Business. In the United States, the Speaker of the
Assembly selected the Members who should servo on
such Committees, and ho thought that plan might be
safely practised here. It would then take the nomination
of the Committee out of the hands of the party moving
for it. A similar practice almost prevailed in this House.
with regard to private business, for in the case of a pri-
vate Bill the Committee was not named by the mover of
the Bill but by the Committee of Selection. Most of the
Members whom he had selected to serve on the Commit-
tee had declined to serve. He had endeavoured to select
them from every point of the House, so that all shades
of opinion should be represented, but the Members them-
selves had refused to serve, and. he therefore thought
the sooner they adopted the Committee of Selection
principle the better. He could not understand why
the Nobe Lord had been induced to withdraw
the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Surely it was only right that the public
creditor should be represented on this Committee, and
ho would propose that the Chancellor of the Exchequer
should be one of the members of the Committee.
The CHANCELLOR of EXCHEQUER said the
present was an exceptionable case, because the two sides
of the House who had carried the motion for the appoint-
ment of the Committee did so from different motives, and
hence the difficulties that stood in the way of its nomi-
nation.

COURSE OF EXCM
Anisieraani •• 11 16%
Ditto, throe months.. 11 18
Rotterdam .. •. • • .... 11 18
25 25
Brussels • • 25 25
Hamburgh .... • • M.B. 13 8 %
Aliens .......• •• • • ....
Paris, 3 days'sight 25 5
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 25
Marseilles .• •. •• •• ...• 25 27%
80urdeaux..........
Frankforton Mains...,, 119%
Vienna, effee. flo.• ...• 12 50
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 50
Petersburgh, Sil. Rble.. 37%
Madrid • •...• • ....... 50
Cadiz ...• • • ...... 60%
Barcelo3a •• •• ........
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