The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLI.4MENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(Tars DAY.) •
The SPEAKER took the chair at 20 minutes past 12
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the Cardiff IVator Bill were
considered and agreed to, and the bill was ordered for
third reading.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Inverness and Ross-shire Railway ; Man( Hester and Mil-
ford Railway; and Royal Naval' School.
Mr. FOSTER moved that the report (m tke Caithness
Roads (re-committed) Bill be considered on Monday next,
provided amended prints have been lodged with the door-
keepers this day, which was agreed to.

PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented from members of the
Roman Catholic religion, in favour of an alteration of the
laws relating to the registration of births, deaths, and mar-
riages ; from the inhabitants of Southwark in favour of and
against Sunday trading—(laughter) ; from different sects
of dissenters praying for an alteration in the 4th clause of
the Census Act; against the continuance of the opium
trade with China, &c.
ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION (EDINBURGH)

BILL.
On the motion of the LORD ADVOCATE, the house
went into committee on this bill.
Mr. MURE moved the following :—" That upon the
death or removal of any of the present ministers of any of
the above-mentioned thirteen churches, the successor or
successors of such minister or ministers shall not be
entitled to a salary or stipend of more than £550 per annum
nntil such time as the Commissioners named in this Act
shall have made such provisions as they may deem exile •
dient for payment of a salary or stipend, amounting
to not more than £.55 ► per annum, to the ministers
to be nominated by them to the Tolbooth Church
and the Old Church under the powers by
this Act conferred upon the said Commissioners.
The hon. and learned member said that the object of his
amendment was to give the commissioners the power to
deal with the salaries of the successors of the present in-
cumbents of the two churches in question.
• After a few words from the LORD ADVOCATE,
The clause and the amendment, with some verbal altera-
tions, were agreed to.
Clause 16 was agreed to wit'aout discussion, and clause 16
was postponed after some remarks from Mr. Blackturn, the
Lord-Advocate, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Black, Mr. Hadfield, Sir
Graham Montgomery, Mr. C. Bruce, and Mr. Mure.
Clause 17, with some alterations, was agreed to, as well
as clause 18.

On Clause 19,
The LORD-ADVOCATE moved some verbal omissions,
and the clause was agreed to, and also clause 20.
Clause 21 was postponed.
Clauses 22, 23, and 24 were agreed to.

On clause 25,
The LORD ADVOCATE movcil the following addition :
—Page 12, line 7, after "acts," insert "and the right in
security created by this act in favour of the creditors in the
said annuities are hereby declared to be postponed to the
rights in security created by the reciu,a acts, in so far as
relates to the property thereby disposed or assigned for the
security of the said creditors of the city, and the rights of
the said creditors in relation thereto."
The clause, as amended, was agreed to.
Clauses '26 and 27 were agrato.
Some discussion took place on clause 28, which has re-
ference to the payment of the second minister of the
church of Montrose, in the course of which,
Mr. C. BRUCE proposed that the stipend of the clergy-
men should be £340, instead of £250 a year, and proposed
an amendment to that effect. _ _ _

Mr. BAXTER contended that so far from the income of
the minister in question being reduced, it would be con-
siderably augmented. He suggested that the amendment
should be withdrawn.

Mr. C. BRUCE declined acceding to the suggestion of
the hon. member, as he thought his proposal was fair and
reasonable.

After a few remarks from Sir G. Trelawny, Mr. Mure,
and the Lord Advocate, the committee divided, and there
appeared—
For the amendment
Against it
Majority —2B
The amendment was accordingly lost.
Sir J. TRELAWNEY considered that a certain amount
of accommodation should be provided, and suggested the
introduction in the clause of a provision to that effect. If
such were not agreed to, the poor in Edinburgh would be
deprived of the means of attending divine worship in the
same way as they were in different parts of this country.
[LEFT SITTING.]