The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-28 00:00:00

MASTERS AND OPERATIVES BILL.

Earl GREY presented apetition from Sunderland against
this bill. The noble lord said he agreed in general with the
petitioners, and he hoped their lordships would pay parti-
cular attention to the bill when it came under their consi-
deration.

IT-nra Bnouutiivm agreed with tne noire earl, and said
men might legally combine for certain purposes, but it was
illegal for them to combine to compel others to adopt views
in consonance with those they entertained on any particu-
lar subject.

Lord CRANWORTH said within the last few hours a
deputation had waited upon him, who pointed out several
inconsistencies in the measure.
VALE OF CLWYD EXTENSION BILL.

The standing orders were considered and suspended, in
order that this bill might be proceeded with.

ADULTERATION OF FOOD BILL.

This bill, on the motion of Lord REDESDALE, was read a
third time and passed.

SHELTER FOR SHIPPING.

The Marquis of CLA.N ItICARDE called attention to
the unprotected state of the coast with respect
to any shelter for shipping during storms. He should like
to know how far it was practicable to afford better shelter
for those ships upon our coasts than was at present afforded
by the adoption of some plan for the construction of break •
waters and harbours less costly and better adapted
for certain localities than the system of solid
masonry hitherto in use, and he wished to know
whether any such plan appeared likely to be also service-
able for the improvement of our national defences. The
lose of life and property on our coasts during the last few
years was very great, and it was much to be regretted that
it was on the increase. The mercantile marine he looked
upon as the nursery of the navy, and such being the case
it was the duty of Parliament to do everything that was
calculated to be of service or protection to them. Year
after year large sacrifices of human life occurred, and many
hundreds of poor fellows left England who never returned ;
and the misery and destitution that was occasioned by such
a calamity was enormous. The noble lord then alluded
to the report of the commission which had sat upon the
subject, and quoted some remarks of Sir J. Burgoyne,
which he said was clearly against the plan proposed
in that report, yet Parliament had voted sums
of money for the carrying out these recommendations,
totally disregarding all other plans but sold masonry.
The system of running out solid blocks of masonry was per-
fectly useless, and experience had proved that to be the
case, and he thought it would be a waste of money to con-
tinue such a system. Where there was silt, this masonry
did not prevent the formation of bars, and the stone was
found to be far from durable. The harbour at Dover
he thought was the greatest failure that had ever occurred,
and after the vast sums of money that had been ex-
pended, the - result had been . so very far from
the object intended. There were several other places
beside Dover, where extensive works were going en, but he
feared the same useless result would follow. The

only ground he could see why these works were
being carried out was because they were very largo
and expensive, and unfortunately any engineer in this
country who was connected with any very extensive work
obtained a great reputation from that fact. The only pro-
per course w4s to secure the service of practical men who
had observed or closely studied the movement of the water.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

NEW ]EMBER.
Mr. (BETTY took the oaths and his seat for Belfast.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the Leeds Township Bill were
consideredkand agreed to, and the bill was ordered for third

reading.

The amendments to the following bills were considered
and agreed to :—Mid Wales Railway ; Newcastle-upon-
Tyne and Carlisle Railway, and Port Carlisle Dock and
Railway, and Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock
Companies; Stockport, Disley, and Whaley Bridge Rail-
way.

The Kilkenny Junction Railway Bill was read a third
ime and passed.

PETITIONS,

Several petitions were presented against the Sunday
Trading Bill, in favour of the Census Bill, against the
clause requiring declaration of religious profession in the
latter bill, against the Highways Bill, in favour of amend-
ment of the Poor Laws, &c,.