The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-16 00:00:00

ENGLAND AND WALES.

Lord LLANOVER moved for a return, setting forth in
columns-1, the name of every Parliamentary city and
borough in England and Wales ; 2, the number of tene-
ments rated to the relief of the poor at £8 and under £9 ;
3, at £9 and under £10; 4, at £lO and upwards; b, the
total of columns, 2,3, and 4 ; 6, the number of electors on
the register; 7, the per centage that the number of elec-
tors bears to the 'numbers given in column 5; 8, the
number of tenements rated as above at £4 and under £5; 9,
at £5 and under £6 ; £lO, at £5 and under £7; 11, at £7
and under £8 ; 12, the total of columns 8,9, 10 and 11; 13,
the numbers that might be placed upon the register if the
same per centage is to be taken as shown in column 7; 11,
the numbers in columns 6 and 13 added. The cities and
boroughs to be placed in alphabetical order, and the cities of
London and Westminster, and tho boroughs of Marylebone,
Tower Hamlets, Finsbury, Lambeth, and Southwark to be
given separately. The totals of each of the columns also to
be given.—Agreed to.
HARBOURS, DOCKS, &c.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved that the Board
of Trade do present to their lordships' house reports upon
the F event' private bills relating to harbours, docks, navi-
gations, railways, &c., of the present session.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTEEDA.Y,
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were considered and ordered for third
reading :—The Manchester and Buxton Road, the Dorset
Central Railway (Extension of Time, &c.), and the North
and South Lanarkshire Roads.
PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented against the Savings
Banks Bill, from various parts of Ireland in favour of
Tenant Right Compensation, from certain temperance so-
cieties and other bodies against the Wine Licenses Bill,
praying for withholding Government grants to Schools of
Art where designs are made from naked female models.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
The Usher of the Black Rod summoned the Speaker and
members to the bar of the House of Lords to hear the
Royal assent given by commission to different bills, for
which see Lords' report.
PARLIAMENTARY CITIES AND BOROUGHS.
Sir W. MILES moved for an address for a return
setting forth, in columns—the names of every parlia-
mentary city or borough in England and Wales ; the
rateable value of such city or borough at Lady-day
1856 ; the gross estimated rental at Lady •day 1856 ;
the annual value of property assessed under schedule A,
exclusive of railways and canals ; the annual value of pro-
perty assessed under schedule A, including railways and
canals ; the cities and boroughs to be placed in alphabetical
order, and the total of each column to be given; and the
cities of London and Westminster, and the Metropolitan
Boroughs of Marylebone, Finsbury, the Tower Hamlets,
Lambeth, and Southwark to be given separately.--Ordered.
PAROCHIAL CONSTABLES.
Mr. DEEDES asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether it was the intention of the
Government to bring in any measure this session to repeal
the Acts relating to the appointment and payment of paro-
chial constables, viz. 5 and 6 Vic. c. 109 ; 13 Vic. c. 20 ;
and part of 7 and 8 Vic. c. 52.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said that no doubt the alterations
that had taken place rendered it necessary that there should
be a change in the laws passed some time ago. It was very
desirable that the laws in question should be repealed, and
as soon as he had obtained the necessary information on
the subject it was his intention to bring in a bill to meet
the requirements of the case.
DRAWBRIDGES IN DUBLIN.
Sir E. GROGAN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
if he could say when the repairs of the drawbridges on the
quays in Dublin would be completed, and if he had any
objection to lay a copy of the contract entered into by the
Board of Works for such repairs upon the table of the house ?
Mr. CARDWELL said that he had no objection to lay
the document alluded to on the table of the house.
LICENSES.

Mr, DUTTON asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
whether the wholesale wine license at .£lO 10s. conferred

upon the holder the power of selling by retail, without the

necessity of taking an additional retail license ?

Sir F. KELLY also asked a question on the same sub

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was
never the intention of the revenue department to deprive
the holders of 10 guinea licenses of the privileges which
they were entitled to under the present law. On making
inquiry of the authorities of the revenue he was informed
that there was no intention to prevent persons hold-
ing such licenses selling a single bottle of wine by retail,
and such an intention had never been entertained by the
Government.

DISTRIBUTION OF POWER-SOUTHERN
ITALY.

In reply to Mr. GRIFFITHS,
Lord J. RUSSELL said there was no ground for the state-
ment which appeared in the Independence Beige, to the effect
that the French Government had intimated to Lord Cowley.
that, in the case of the occurrence of contingencies in refe-
rence to the present distribution of power in Southern Italy,
France would feel it her duty to claim further territorial
compensation.

THE PORTE.
Mr. J. LOCKE inquired whether her Majesty's Govern-
ment were in possession of any, information to the effect
that Russia had concentrated a considerable army on the
Ptuth, and diat the OttoniaA g9TerumPAt Jaaci movaltd

a corps d' armee at Widdin ; also whether her Majesty's
Government had been advised that Prince Gortchakoff
had assembled the representa ives of all the Powers
except Turkey, and had stated that the condition of Chris-
tians in the Turkish dominions was every day becoming
more insupportable, and that it was hoped by Government
to obtain the concurrence of other powers, and would make
a strong remonstrance to Turkey on the subject.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that no intelligence had been
received in reference to the first question. As regarded the
second matter a despatch had been received from the
British ambassador at Paris stating that M. Thouvenel had
announced it was the intention of the French Government
that the action in respect to the question should be that
of the five great Powers of Europe.
ARMY ESTIMATES.
In reply to Mr. DISRAELI,

Lord PALMERSTON said that the army estimates
would not be brought forward on Thursday after 11 o'clock
at night.

THE DERBY DAY.
In reply to Mr. E. JAMES,
Lord PALMERSTON said that the Government would
not ask the house to depart front the usual practice in ad-
journing= the Tuesday till after the Derby Day. It was
not proper for a private member to bring forward a motion
on that subject, and he would move the adjournment on
this day week.