The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-12 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendment.; to the Printing And Publish-
ing Company'a Bill were cmsidered and agreed to.
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL.
Mr. U. BERKELEY gave notice that on the motion
for going into committee on this bill, he should move that
it be committed that day six months.

COAST DEFENCES.
Mr. HAYTER, on the part of the Firaf Lerd of the
Admiralty, gave notice that on Monday lie would intro-
duce a bill for the better defence
At itixe coasts of the
realm, and to transfer.lble±ego7' eliCei the Coast
Guards to the Admirdleyli
FORTES, • fIIOUSE.
Mr. M. GIBSON sadAweshed to put a question to
the Speaker with revect.to-the forms of the house. A
difference existed= (in 'the part of certain members as
to the right of iiihlng discussions on the different stages
of the Appropriation Bill. Some members thought
that the sane course could be adopted ,wish this as w.ss
pursued on occasions of Supply. On referring back to
Hansard he found that the noble lord, the member for
the City of London, on the third reading of the Appro.
priation Bill, made a long speech, in which he reviewed
the whole of the foreign policy of the country, and Mr.
Lucas took the opportunity on one of the stages of the
bill to raise a discussion on the inequalities of the in-
come-tax. Under the circumstances he hoped the
Speaker would state to the house the right that mem-
bers possessed of raising discussions on the different
stages, of the Appropriation Bill !
The SPEAKER said he did not believe that mem-
berg possessed any more privileges on the Appropria-
tion Bill than any other hills before the house, and
all questions must be relevant to the measure before
the house. With respect to the instance mentioned
by the hon. gentleman of the noble lord the mem-
ber for London he recollected the circumstances. Tee
noble lord put himself in order by referring to certain
votes contained in the bill. Members, therefore, did
lent possess any greater privileges upon this than upon
any other bill.
THE TOWER GATES.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the Under Secretary for
yiraf,why the gates in the Tower, which bad always
beep open to foot passengers going east and west, but
closed in August last on account of the war, were still
kept shut, and when they would be re-opened ?
Mr. MONSELL said that the gates would shortly be
again opened to the public, but in consequence of the
large quantity of material arriving from the East the
lowliness at the Tower had not as yet degreased, and to
open it now would cause great inconvenience to the
Government.
THE CASE OF JAMES SADLEIR.
Mr. MACARTNEY asked the Attorney-General for
Ireland to state to the house the name of the magis-
trate before whom any info-motion was sworn, and the
date of the same, and the day upon which the warrant
was issued for the apprehension of James Sadleir
Sir G. GREY said he must irterpose before the
learned Attorney-General replied to the question. It
was exceedingly inconvenient under present circum-
stances to reply to such questions as these, but it hon.
members were
kprepared to embody these suspicions
'in the form of a !substantive motion, the learned gentle-
man referrecrth*ould be ready to reply and defend his
conduct al& thit of the Government with reference to
this cadsete"War.) The learned gentleman had applied
for a correct 'copy of the observations of the learned
judge, which had been the subject of remark, and as soon
es he had recsived them he would bring the question be-
fore the house. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. MACARTNEY, in explanation, said he asked
the question in consequence of what fell from the learned
Attorney-General for Ireland on a former occasion,

THE SALT TRADE—INDIA.
Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the President of the
Board of Control whether it was the intention of her
Majesty's Government, in consequence of the report
from the Commissioner appointed to inquire into the
system •f manufacturing salt in India, to effect any
chimp is the present salt monopoly of the Indian Go•
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