The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-22 00:00:00

CHURCH RATES.

A great many petitions were presented for and again si
the abolition of church rates.

SALE OF GAS.
On the motion of Lerd REDESDALE this bill was read
a first time.

PETITION OF RIGHTS BILL.
This bill passed through committee, and was reported
with amendments.

SELLING AND HAWKING GOODS ON SUNDAY.
The report of the committee on this bill was received.
after Lord CHELMSFORD had moved an additional clause.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Lord TEYNHAM moved the sec •nd reading of this bill,
which was to compel tradesmen to sell artioles by imperial
weights and measures.

Lord REDESDALE said it would be very inconvenient
to publicans, especially if their customers preferred to pur.
chase their articles otherwise.
The bill was read a second time.
ADULTERATION OF FOOD BILL.

Lord REDESDALE moved the second reading of this
bill, which was to prevent the sale of a vast deal of rubbish
which was now being sold in the form of meat and drink
in the metropolis. He said the idea that gave rise to the
bill was the manufacture of isinglass from very deleterious
articles ' • and although the manufacturer thought by con-
verting these materials into gelatine they would lose the
injurious properties, such was not the case, as the gelatine
starch retained the dangerous properties. Unless some pro-
per person was appointed to examine certain articles of
food and drink, adulteration would go on to a much larger
extent than it was carried on at the present time.
Lord PORTMAN thought there would be great diffi-
culty in working this bill. The in pectors to be appointed
would be the first difficulty, because he thought such per-
sons as the bill set forth should be appointed, could not very
readily be found. Then it was proposed that any person
selling adulterated articles, and being convicted,
was liable to have his name and address published
in one or more newspapers, which he thought was alto•
gether a new principle in legislation.
The Earl of HARDWICKE thought the machinery of
the bill was too complicated, but he fully admitted that as
far as regarded the public the question was a very important
one.

The Earl of WESTMEATH supported the bill. Some
time ago an inquiry into the genuineness of certain articles
took place in Ireland, when it was discovered that a great
part of the bread consumed in one of the towns in the
county of Cork was composed of nothing but ground bones.
After a few words from Lord TEYNHAM and Lord
WENSLEYDALE,
Lord REDESDALE said, as there was some difference
of opinion with respect to the bill, he should propose to take
the second reading that evening, and he would then fix
the committee for a certain day after the holidays, when all
parties could then be ready with the amendments they
wished to be made in the measure. _

This suggestion was adopted, and the bill was read a
second time. .

[LEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(THIs EVENING.)
The SPEAKEiI took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the folloviing bills were con
sidered snd agreed to, and the bills were ordered for third
reading :—Sheffield Water, Sirhowy Tramroad ; and
Tewkesbury, Upton upon Severn, and Malvern Junction
Railway.
The following bills were read a third time :—Hereford,
Hay, and Brecon Railway, Maidstone Water, Vale of
Clwyd Railway Extension, and Wexford Free Bridge.
The following bills were considered, and ordered for
third reading :—Doncaster and Tadcaster Road ; Horsham
and Guildford Direct Railway ; London Hydraulic Power
Company (Lords) ; Marchburn, Kelso, and Lauder Road ;
North Kent Water (Lords) ; Sudbury. Melford and Clare
Railway (changed from " Sudbury, Melford and Clare, and
Bury Saint Edmund's Railway") ; Swansea Local Board
of Health; and Wimbledon and Dorking Railway.

GUN VESSELS.
The following returns were ordered :—Copies of the con-
tract entered into with Messrs. Green for building the gun
vessels; of any document in office, or correspondence, on
the subject of unseasoned timber, and of the .inability of
Messrs. Green to procure seasoned timber ; of the report
from Malta of the state of the Coquette, built by Messrs.
Green, stating whether that vessel had ever been hauled
up at Haslar or elsewhere ; of he report from Portsmouth
on. the state of the Caroline, built by Messrs. Green; re-
turns of the number of inspectors appointed by the Board
of Admiralty attached to the yard of Messrs. Green during
the building of the gunboats ; and, of the means adopted for
the preservation of the vessels hauled up at Haslar, as
directed in Jan., 1857.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE—VOTE OF
THE HOUSE OF LORDS ON THE REPEAL OF
'.CITE PAPER DUTY.

Lord pA LMERSTON said he rose, pursuant to notioe,
to move that the house at its rising this evening should ad-
journ till Thursday. He took that opportunity of stating that
on Thursday evening he would move for the appointment of
a committee to inquire into precedents in regard to the
course which had been taken on former occasions by the
House of Lords in reference to money bills. He would
make this motion in consequence of the vote of last night
in the tipper House. (Cries of •` Hear, hear," and
" Oh, oh.")

COURT OF PROBATE.
Sir J. SHELLEY asked the First Commissioner of Works
when proper accommodation would be provided for her Ma-
jesty's Court of Probate, and what steps had been taken
to acquire the property for which powers were given
under the act of last session, and for the purchase
of which a sum of £130,000 was granted ? He con-
sidered that the time had arrived when the matter should
be taken up by Government, as the present condition
of the Court in re3pect to the security of wills and other
circumstances was very unsatisfactory.
Mr. COWPER said it was not proposed at present to
incur any permanent expense in reference to the Probate
Court, as a commission was sitting for the purpose of in-

quiring into the practicability of concentrating the whole
of the law courts.

CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT AT BERMUDA.
Lord NAAS called the attention of the house to the state
of the convict establishment at Bermuda, as detailed in the
report laid before Parliament; and asked the Secretary of
State for the Home Department whether it was the inten-
tion of Government to send any more convicts to that
island ? The noble lord made some observations, which
were understood to be depreciatory of the present system
the,: prevailed in reference to the establishment in question,
but from his imperfect utterance he was quite unintelligible
in the reporters' gallery.
THE VOTE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Mr. WHALLEY said that as no other hon. member
seemed disposed to bring forward the subject of the vote
given last night in the Upper House, and as it was a matter
in which the country was deeply interested, he begged to
ask the Government for some information in addition to
that which had already been given by the noble
lord at the head of the Government. He wished to
know when any definite information would be given to the
house on the most unprecedented, or, at all events the most
important step taken by the other branch of the Legislature
last night, in respect to the bill sent up from this house.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he had no information to
give the hon. member who last addressed the house in ad-
dition to what his noble friend, the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, had stated in respect to the subject of his observa-
tions. He would, therefore, proceed to answer the question
of the noble lord opposite. (Laughter.) He wished to inform
the noble lord (Lord Naas) that his attention had been
directed to the subject of the convict establishment at Ber-
muda. So far as the Home Department was concerned,
there would be no difficulty in making arrangements
that would render unnecessary the sending of convicts to
Bermuda. However the withdrawal of the supply of con-
vict labour would lead to a suspension of the works at Ber-
muda, and would necessarily increase the public expendi-
ture. The affray that took place between the Irish and
English convicts at Bermuda last year was to be regarded
merely in the light of a faction, and was not of a serioxs
character.

THE WINE LICENSES BILL, &c.
In reply to Mr. LIDDELL,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
question of licensing theatres for the sale of wine was
merely a matter for the police. and should not in his opinion
be brought before the house. With regard to the
Savings' Bank Bill, it was a financial measure, but it was
not of such importance that he could expect that bills of a
first class character should give way to its being proceeded
with. Unless some special arrangements were made
by which he could have a day settled for the
discussion of the bill, its postponement from Friday next
would, in the present state of public busines havethe effect
of putting off legislation on the subject for the present
session.

THE VOTE OF THE LORDS.
Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR appealed to the Government
for some information in addition to what •had been already
stated in respect to the vote of last night of the House of
Lords.

After a few words from Mr. DISRAELI,
Lord PALMERSTON said that he did not see any
reason to depart from the course he had state previously.
The vote for the adjournment of the house until Thurs-
day was then agreed to.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Lord PALMERSTON proposed that upon Thursdays,
after Whitsuntide, Government orders of the day have pre-
cedence of notices of motions, and that notices of motions
have precedence of orders of the day upon Fridays.—
Agreed to.

[LEFT SITTING.]

EPSOM RACES.—(This Day.)

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CRAVEN STAKES.

Gallus _ 1
Clydesdale
2
Gaspard
3
Twelve ran.
BRIGHTON STAKES.

Harry
Cho
2
Lava
WOODCOTE STAKES.

Dundee
40
Blisworth
Walloon,
Seventeen ran. Won in a canter.
ROUS STAKES.
_ _

Benbow _____—.
Horace .9 1
White Rose 2
3
Twelve ran.