The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.)

The Sr EA KER took the chair at four o'clock.

The Lords' amendments to the London and North
Western Railway and Saint Helen's Canal and. Railway
Companies Bill, were considered and agreed to, and the
bills were ordered for third reading.
The following bills were considered and ordered for
third reading :—London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail-
way (Deviations and New Lines, &c.), Watchet Harbour,
and Waveney Valley Railway Bills.
The Everton, &c., Drainage Bill, and North British
Insurance Company Bill, were read a second time.

PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented, praying the house to
pass the Reform Bill without delay ; against that part of
the Bankruptcy Bill which prohibits solicitors pleading in
Bankruptcy Courts ; for a modification of the law relating
to Friendly Societies; for the repeal of the differential
duty on foreign paper ; against any increase in taxation
without the consent of this house ; and against any change
in the marriage law, &c.

NAVY (ROMAN CATHOLIC) SAILORS.
Mr. BELLEW moved for copy of any correspondence
that had taken place with the Admiralty in the months of
March ant April last, relative to the treatment of Roman
Catholic sailors in the Royal Navy.—Ordered.
OPENING FROM ST. JAMES'S PARK TO TRA •

FAL GAR- SQUARE.
On the motion for the adjournment of the house at its
rising until Monday,
Mr. BINNAIRD asked the First Commissioner of
Works, whether the recommendation of the committee
which reported in 1856 in favour of opening a carriage
way from Saint James's Park to Trafalgar-square would
be carried out ; and, if not, what are the reasons for
such decision on the part of the Board of Works.
An opening such ashe proposed might be very easily effected
at the present time. The objection to the alteration pre-
viously was, that the expense would be very large, which
was now removed by the recent im➢rovements that had
been effected. There was only one house with a lease of
nearly 11 years to be removed, to enable the open-
ing in question to be made. The greatest difficulties
were caused to traffic in the neighbourhood of St.
Jantes's-square when her Majesty held a- Drawing-
room. He trusted the Government would throw no obstacle
in the way of effecting this most desirable improvement.
Mr.D.GRIFFITHS considered that Storey's-gate should
not be closed so early as 10 o'clock.

Sir J. SHELLEY hoped the improvement in question
would be speedily effected.
Mr. COWPER said that the committee who had in-
quired into the subject, amongst others, recommended
that the improvement in question should be carried out in
future, but did not recommend its immediate adoption.
That committee, however, had not recommended any
plan for carrying out the improvement, and had not en-
tered into the financial part of the question. He consi-
dered that the subject as to the merits or demerits
of the improvement was not to be considered
at present, as the house was called on to deal
with the mere preliminary question of the expense.
That expense could not be charged on the fund for the im-
provement of the park, and though there was only one
house to be removed, and that house was on Crown land,
still money would have to be provided to purchase it from
the public department to which it belonged. With
regard to the other question it was most undeniable
that Storey's-gate should be kept open permanently during
the night.