The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-06 00:00:00

BILL.

On the motion for the consideration of this bill as
amended,
Sir J. PAXTON objected to the bill, which he consi-
dered would not be intelligible to sailors, and would fail in
inducing 'merchant sailors to enter the royal navy. He
thought that there should have been some alterations in
the articles of war, and that the officers in the merchant
service should be invited to co-operate in obtaining the
number of men that might be required in an emergency,
Lord CLARENCE PAGET said that the question for
alteration with regard to the articles of war had been under
the consideration of the late Board of Admiralty and occu-
pied the' attention of the present Board of Admiralty.
However, he could not make any addition on the subject
to the bill. With reference to the merchant service the
Government confidently relied on that service for a supply
not only of men but of officers if necessary.
The bill was then considered.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT AMENDMENT

BILL.
This bill, as amended, was considered.
DUBLIN POLICE BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
RESERVE FORCES BILL.

This bill went through committee.
CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT (1854)

CONTINUANCE BILL.

After some conversation this bill went through com-
mittee.

The following bills also went through committee :—ln-
closure. Acts Amendment, Stock-in-Trade Exemption,
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance, Episcopal and
Capitular Estates Act Continuance, Inclosure.
The European Troops India IV:11 was read a second time.
The other orders of the day were then disposed, and the
house adjourned at 20 minute'., to two o'clock.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE .NI,EEK.

Miles

pened

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

- HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY).
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock. •

CHURCH RATES.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH laid upon the table the
report of the select committee on church-rates.. The
committee did not consider themselves in a position to give
a satisfactory report to their lordships, and therefore only
presented the evidence they had received. The committee
were of opinion that a committee should be appointed early
next year.

ENDOWED SCHOOLS
The LORD CHANCELLOR said legislation on this
subject was no doubt desirable, but it was too late now to
consider the subject this session.
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
Lord NORMANBY gave notice that on Monday
next he should put a question to the noble earl the
President of the Council with reference to the terms of peace
which were under discussion previous.to signing the treaty
of Villafranca; The noble lord said it- was not his intention
on this occasion to provoke discussion, but he trusted when
Parliament re-assembled they would be in a position to
'ugly discuss the subject of continental affairs.

THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were, on the motion of Lord
REDESpALE, read a third time and passed;—' The
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Railway, Eppine,b Railwav ; Lancashire and Yorkshire
and East Lancashire hallway ; Leeds, Bradford,
and Halifax Junction Railway ; Tendring Hun-
dreds Railway, Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway,