The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-03 00:00:00

NIGHT SIGNALS.

Viscount DUNGANNON asked the President of the
Board of Trade whether it was intended by her Majesty's
Government to introduce any bill into Parliament com-
pelling vessels sailing along the coast or in the Channel
during the night to exhibit lights • and whether any new
and recently-recommended plan for safe lights for sailing
vessels was M present under the consideration of the
Board of Admiralty ? _

Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said there could
not be the slightest doubt but that the exhibiting of
night signals by vessels as they passed along the coast
was one of the greatest importance. In 1852 the Ad-
miralty laid down certain regulations, but in consequence of
complaints having been made against those regulations by
the masters of vessels at South Shields, and other ports, a
commission was appointed, consisting of Admiral ()kiwis
and other officers, who presented their reports to the
Admiralty on the subject. The whole subject was un-
der the consideration of the Admiralty, who had the
power 'of making such regulations as they thought neces-
sary without applying. to Parliament.
The Earl of HARDWICKE (as we understood) said
that all steamers as well as sailing vessels should be
obliged to exhibit such lights as would distinguish them.
The subject then dropped.
PEACE PRESERVATION (IRALAND) BILL.
On the order of the day for the report of the amend-
ments in this bill

The Earl, of ELLENBOROUGH took exception to
the 18th clause of the bill.

The Earl of BESSBOROUGFI having explained the
nature of the clause,
The report of amendments was then received and
agreed to.

ANNUITIES (NO. 2) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and prized.

NATIONAL GA.LLERY.BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill.
Earl GRANVILLE having made:a taw verbal amend-
ments on the bill, it weed through committee.
FIRE INSURANCES BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(`YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
NEW MEMBER.
Lord SANDON took the oaths and his seat for Lich.
field.

Several petitions were presented against the abolition
of Church Rates and against the Oath of Abjuration
Bill.

The following bills were severally read a third time and
passed :—Bardney, &c., Drainage, London and North
Western Railway, Monmouth Roads, Stockton and Dar-
lington, and Newcastle and Carlisle Union Railway,
and Swinnertou's Name.

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The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time :—Clarke Thornhill's Estate ; Doning-
ton Turnpike Trust ; Grand Junction Water ; London
and South-Western Railway (Yeovil to Exeter) ; Mid-
Kent Direct Railway (Bromley to St. Mary's Cray) ;
North British Railway ; West London and Crptal
lace Railway; London Diocesan Church Building So-
ciety ; and. Westminster Terminus Railway.

The following bills were read a second time :—East
Indian Railway Company ; Severn Navigation Improve-
ment St. , Commission • Sepult'ure's Manor (Dublin).

LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN
RAILWAY BILL.

Sir R. FERGUSON moved that the order (14th
April) for the third reading of this bill be read, and
discharged, and that the bill be recommitted to the for-
mer committee, with leave to eit and proceed forthwith.
—Agreed to.