The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-30 00:00:00

MALT.

Mr. J. LOCKE moved for an account of the total
number of quarters of malt made in the United King-
dom, from the let day of October, 1856, to the Ist day
of October, 1857, distinguishing the quantity made and
the quantity used by brewers and victuallers, and by
retail brewers, in each country in continuation of Par-
liamentary paper, No. 20, of session 2, 1857).
The motion was agreed to.
BEER.
Mr. J. LOCKE moved f an account of the number
of barrels of beer exported from the United Kingdom,
and the declared valne thereof, and where exported to,
from the let day of October, 1856, to the let day of Oc-
tober, 1857, distinguis'aing from England, Scotland,
and Ireland.

The motion was agreed to.
BRE WERS.
Mr. J. LOCKE moved for an account of the number
of per-one in each of the several collections of the United
Kingdom licensed as brewers, victuallers, to sell beer to
be drunk on the premises, and to sell beer not to be
drunk on the premises, stating the number of each class
who brew their own beer, and the quantity of malt con-
sumed by them, particularising each class in each collec-
tion, from the 10th day of October, 1855, to the 10th day
of October, 1855, and from the 10,,h day of October,
1855, to the 10th day of October, 1857 (in continuation
of Parliamentary paper No. 155, of session 1856).
The miee ion was agreed to.
SEATS OF MEMBERS.
Mr. FITZROY moved that the resolution of March
29, "That any member having secured a seat at prayers
Shall be entitled to retain the same until the rising of
the house," he made a standing order.
Mr. WARREN sung sted that the words " not.
withstanding a division" should be added.
This, however, was withdrawn.
Sir D. NORoe,Eys thought a committee might be
applieted to draw no a rule on the suli set.
Mr. BENTINCK reminded the house that three years
ago Mr. Muntz meeed the same resoluti en, which was
affirmed.
S'r J. SHELLEY thought that those who attended
should keep their places.
Sir E. COLEBROOK
E thought the matter might
safely be left to the courtesy of members themselves.
Toe motion was agreed to.
RIVER THAMES.
Mr. KENDALL nominated the following as the
select committee on the River Thames :--Mr. Kendall,
'Viscount Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Lord John
Manners, Vieceunt Goderich, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Percy,
Sir Benjamin
Hall Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Stephen-
son, Mr. John Locke, Mr. Tite, Mr. Cayley, Mr.
Akroyd, and Mr. Roupell.
POOR LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.
Mr. ESTCOURT said there had been considerable
misapprehension about this bill. All it sought to accom-
plish was to correct some anomalies which at present
existed in municipal elections. The two acts in existence
varied in many respects, but the bill would put owners
and occupiers on the same footing.
Mr. "°°NER inquired whether the bill would over-
ride private act, I
Mr. EiTCOURT said it would not.
After some further discussion the clauses were agreed
to, and the h mile resumed.
REGISTRATION' OF COUNTY VOTERS (SCOT-
Sir E COLE LAND) BILL.
BROOKE moved the second reading of
this bill. The questeen was not a new one, for it had
been for years before Parliament. Until two years ago,
in Scotland as regarded boroughs, and up to the present
time with regard to ooutitie;, the registration was the
same as in England
; but when a new valuation was madea different system of registration for counties and
boroughs was adopted. The borough act bad been two
years in operation, and it bad worked efficiently. The
object of this hill wail to assimilate the county registra-
tion to it. If the bill were r,al a second time, be would
name a distant date for the committee.
Mr. G. DUNDAS moved, as an amendment, that it
be read a second time that day six months. The bill
entailed great expaese, and ought not to be agreed to
till the count° meetings in Scotland were hell.
Mr. C. BRUCE seconded the amendment. He like-
wise oepoeekl the bill
Mr. COWAN" denied that the bill would involve much
cadense. on account of the expense.

Lo d ELORO said that they ought first to ascertain
how the bill worked in the boroughs.
Mr. CRA.UFURD supported the bill.
The LORD
ADVOCATE said that till they were in
a better condition to deal with the question, and knew
what t""a a similar measure in the boroughs had
caused, they should /IA
pasl
such
cces a
sfi. measure, but be
wuuid n' oppose the second reading.
M
A
suur. MONCRItFF said that the experiment in the
boroughs bad been completely
Mr. G. D
UNDAS withdrew his amendment, and the
bill was real a secoml time.
JURIES (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. S. Fli"blEß..kLD moved the second reading of
this bill, the object (-,f which was to c risdidate and
amend the law in accordance with the stizestions of the
emuriliUee who sat on this subject in 1852. The hon.
operationmenibe r wo7
the
existing
proc'eeding to make some comments on the
system, when,
Timers b'ieg ht 28 Members present, the house was
counted out at 28 mitines before eight o'clock.

special meeting of the London and South-Western
Railway C impany 1.3 called for the 13th May, to con-
sidtr a nuinbrr of important bills affecting the corn-
p.my'o interests.
Etc Finer VOYAGE.—The other day, a greenhorn,
starting from Peterhead port, on his first voyage in a
s•nall during a swell in the sea, ran, as soon as
the vessel began to roll on leaving the harbour, and &leg-
tenaci .0 ply to the mast looked eagerly towards the
master at the helm and cried out, "Fat are ye deein'
kitlin, kitlin at her hine back there, an' ye dinna come
forrit as fat. 's ye can an' help me to baud her up, I'll
he fore't to lat her fa' ower i' the water.—Aberdeen
Prep.