The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-07 00:00:00

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OP COMMONS--(This Evening.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Wowing private bilk were read a third time :
Blackburn Railway, Stokes Bay RAilway and Pier,
Sufferance Wharve,a, P,,rt of London.
The Balby and IVorkaoo R ad Bill was further con.
sidered and ordered for a third reading.
MID-KENT RAILWAY (CROYDON EXTEN-
SION) BILL.
Earl of MARCH. moved that the Railway (Craydon
Extenstim) 13i 1 be withdrawn.—Agreed to.
RAILWAY' CANAL BILLS (GROUP 11.)
Col. W. PATIEN moved that Mr. Foljambe be die-
charged from further attendance on group 11 of Railway
and Canal 13i113.—Agreed to.

THE NAVY.
Sir C. NAPIER gave Lo ice of certain naval returns,
MR. GLOVER, LATE M.P. FOR BEVERLEY.
Mr. W. GRIFFIrus gave notice that in the evens
of the Property gratification Bill being passed into a
law, he should move an humble address to her Majffity,
praying her NlajeAy's me-ciful consideration of the case
of the late M.P. for 13-verley. (Hear, hear.)
METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES'.
Mr. H. BERKELEY asked the Secretary of State
fur the Home Department, what regulations or ins:ruc
lions as to cemetries or burial grounds in the metropolis
bad been or were to be issu-d, under the powers of the
Burial Act passed last session ?
Mr. HARDY, Undor-Secretary for the Home De-
partment, said that none bad been issued, They were
being prepared under the consideration of the Inspectors
of Burial Grounds, and as soon as they were ready they
would be carefully considered by her Majesty's Govern-
ment before they were I-sued.

ROYAL ACA.DENIY, WOOLWICH.
Mr. P. O'BRIEN asked the Secretary for War, whe-
ther any gentlemen bad been admitted to the Royal
Academy of Woolwich sine, the let day of January la-t
who bad not undergone the competitive examination
rendered necessary by the warrant promulgated by the
late S,cretary of War
General. PEEL. said no gentleman bad been admitted
into Woolwich Academy except in strict conformity
with the principles laid down in 1855, in reference to
competitive examinations.
OATHS' BILL.
Lord J. RUSSELL proposed the Postponement of
understood there was no ob
the consideration of the Lords' amendment to the Oath,'
Bill to Monday flex'''. He
jection to the motion, And also that her Majesty's Go-
vernment would alto ie it to take precedexce of the other
orders of the day. (hear, hear.)
Mr. DISRAELI said he believed it would be con-
!lenient to the house that the Oatliet Bill should be
taken first on Monday. (Hear, hear.)
The motion was agreed to.
PROBATE COURT.
On the motion fer adjeurnrnent till Alondah
Mr. WARREN called the attention of the house to
the operation of the Probate Act of last session, with
reference to the right of employing barristers-at-law in
non-contentious business iu the Probate Court, and bar-
risters and attornies-atdaw in the Court of Ad-
miralty, supposed to have been conferred on the
public in consideration of the compensation awarded
by that act to proctors and other's. He entered
into the position of proctors and barristers before the
passing of the late act, and referred to the clause intro-
duced last session jut) the
.Prehate Court permitting
members of the leer to pracittee in that court, in consi-
deration of which the bones liberally granted cempen-
satien to the proctors for the 1)53 of business Wady to
lensue. The result, however; was that the business tf
the court was only throsn open in cases of a contention
character, which veal by far the smallest amount of
business that came before the court. He urged that a
committee should be appointed to inquire into the mat-
ter. If it were not done he should bring in a bill relative
to admitting the bar generally to practise in the Pro
bate Court, and a:se in the C ,tirt of Admiralty.
Mr. HADFIELD spoke in favour of throwing open
these courts to the public and appealed to the late
Attorney•G,neral to state how it ei.as the clause in the
bill throwing open the C eert of Admiralty, agreed to in
I that house, was afterwards thrown our.
Sir R. BETHELL a sented to the importance of
t rowing open these courts. The claws referred to was
truck out of the bill because specific legislation was
ie'used for the Court of Admiralty before it could be
thrown open.
Mr. COLLIER Laid he felt certain the house would