The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-14 00:00:00

ROYAL COMMISSION.

The Royal assent was given by commission to the
following bills :—Exchequer Bills (4,000,0001.), Small
Debts Imprisonment Act Amendment (Scotland), Joint-
stock Companies Procedure before Justices (Scotland),
Distillztion from Rice, Magdalen Hospital (Bath), En-
doWed Schools at Moulton, Grand Juries, Turnpike
Act's Continuance, Advowsons, Militia Ballot Sus-
pension, West London and Crystal Palace Rail-
way, Bagnalatown and Wexford Railway, Mon-
mouth Roads. Bournemouth Improvement and Pier,
Morayshire, Railway, Renfrewshire Road, Halifax and
Huddersfield Roads, Edinburgh Water, Salisbury
Branch Railway and Market House, Stockton and Dar-
lington, and Newcastle and Carlisle Union Railway,
Epsom and Leatherhead Railway, Swansea Vale Rail-
way, Lewes, Eastbourne, and Hailsbam Roads, Con-
way and Llandudno Road, West of Fife Mineral Rail-
way, Maybole and Girvan Railway, Forest of Dean
Central Railway, Ceylon Railway, and Butterwick's
Estate.
The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the. Earl of Harrowby, and the Duke of Argyll.
Petitions against the Parochial Schools (Scotland)
Bill, from various parts of Scotland, were presented by
the Duke of Buccieuch, the Duke of Montrose, and the
Earl of Haddingtono
AFFAIRS OF ITALY.

Lord LYNDHURST rose to call the attention of
their lordships to the affairs of Italy. He said be was
most desirous of obtaining the opinion of her Afejesty's
Government on this question before the coming recess.
The state of affairs in Italy was most deplorable, and
every man who bad the least feeling of independence
about him mvst sympathise with the condition of that
unfortunate country. From certain movements which
bad taken place some time ago, hopes were entertained
of some remedy being applied to those evils which now
existed. He regretted to say that those hopes were nearly
extinguished. A foreign military tyranny existed in
Italy, which naturally created the greatest discontent
amongst the people, who largely sought every oppor-
tunity to break their chains. Of that military tyranny
Austria was most decidedly the most galliirg and the
most odious. (Hear, bear.) But bow wa, this state of
things to be put an end te. He concurred in the sug-
gestion of his noble friends opposite, and that made by
the Sardinian Government, as to the best means by
which those evils might be terminated. The plan was
this, to establish first a satisfactory Government—
a Government that would satisfy the people—and after
taking the ordinary precautions to preserve the
peace in that part of Europe to proceed with the
necessary reforms. But that state of things could not he
brought about without th..: consent of Austria. Would
Austria consent voluntarily, or by the pressure of the
Western Powers ? A man must be credulous, indeed,
who could suppose that Austria would voluntarily give
up military pessession of those parts of Italy which she
had for so long held within her iron grasp. Well, then,
would Austria be prepared to resist the pressure of the
Western Powers ; be did not mean to say a pressure by
force of arms, but a pressure arising from a combined re-
monstrance and a decided tone expressed by the Western
Powers. He thought that the moral effect of such a
pressure must be of advantage in the way of mitigating,
if not of removing, the military tyranny which existed.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the Castle Douglas and
Dumfries Railway were considered and agreed to.
The Perth Burgh and Harbour Bill and the Boston,
Sleaford, and Midland Counties Railway Bill were con-
sidered and ordered to be read a third time.
MALT DUTY.
Mr. BASS moved for returns of the number of bushels
of malt brought to charge in each of the three years end-
ing the sth or lit of July, 1854-55, and 1855, as the
years may ezd on one or other of those days ; of the
number of bushels of malt in stock on which additional
duty was charged in May 1854, and the amount received
therefrom ; of the number of bushels of malt in stock on
the sth day of July 1856, and the amount to be returned
thereon ; of the average price of barley for each of the
three years before named ; of the amount in "old duty"
charged on English bops for each of the before-named
three years ; and of the number of cwts. of foreign hops
imported in each of the same three years.—Ordered.
Mr. BLACK moved for a return of the number of
bushels of malt in the hands of matlsters, brewers, vic-
tuallers, dealers, or in the hands of any other person,
for which there has been claimed the repayment of the
war duty of ls. 30. per bushel, according to the prn-
visions of the act of 19 and 20 Victoria, chap. 34,
distinguishing the amount of money claimed by each
class respectively.—Ordered.
COLLECTORS' FINES.
Mr. J. EWART moved for returns of all persons,
with their names and occupations in full, on whom fines
have been levied from the let'day of January, 1350, to
the 23d day of June, 1856, in the Prescot Division of the
County Palatine of Lancaster, for refusing to act as
Collectors or Assessors of Government Taxes.—Ordered.
HYDE PARK.
Mr. W. EVVART inquired of the First Commissioner
of Public Works whether it would not be possible by
arrangement or compromise to throw open to the pub-
lic the ground now given up to private occupancy in the
centre of Hyde Park, between the Humane Society's
Receiving-house near the Serpentine and the soldiers
quarters in the Park ?
Sir B. HALL said that Mr. Stevenson bad a life in-
terest to the house alluded to and under such circum-
stances it was was not intended to during that gentle-
man's life to make any such arrangement.
ST. JAMES'S PARK.
Mr. HINDLEY wished to ask the hon. baronet whe-
ther it was intended to erect a bridge across the water,
and if such was the case whether care would be taken
to preserve the grass and walks ?
Sir B. HALL said lie understood that the House of
Commons bad ordered a suspension bridge to be erected
across the water in St. James's-park. Such a site would
be selected as was most convenient, and care would be
taken to interfere as little as possible with the grass and
walks.