The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-15 00:00:00

THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

Some petitions were presented from different parts of
the country, praying for the adoption by Government of
measures of an immediate and stringent character, to stay
the progress of the cattle disease.

LsorcIwCAMPBELL asked the question, of which he had
given notice, relative to the stops which Government pro-
posed to take in reference to the cattle plague. He asked
if the Government proposed to adopt the suggestions made
by the Earl of Derby the other night on this subject.
Earl GRANVILLE replied in the negative..
The Marquis of SALISBURY moved for certain re-
turns relative to diseased cattle imported into the port of
London, and said that that importation had gone on to a
considerable extent. He thought it right that steps
should be adopted at once in reference to this matter.

The Earl dRANVILLE assented to the production
the returns moved for.

PRISONS' ACT.

The Earl of CARNARVON moved for copies of instruc-
tions issued by the Home Secretary in relation to the Pri-
sons' Act.
The returns wore ordered.
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

The Duke of MARLBOROUGH moved for copies of all
orders made by courts of quarter sessions relative to the
cattle plague since the Order in Council of IGth Deqember,
1865 ; and for a copy of a letter from the Secretary of
State to the chairmen of quarter sessions relative to the
Sara °ray,- _

Earl GRANVILLE said the documents referred to would
be laid on the table.

The Duke of MARLBOROUGH said that it would be
more convenieut if there were an analysis of the docu-
ments presented to their lordships of their being given in
extenso. It was very desirable that immedfate action
should be taken on this most important matter.
The Duko of BUCCLEUCH said he hoped that the or-
ders i 4 Council would extend to Scotland.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tins EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
METROPOLITAN AND ST. JOHNS'-WOOD
RAILWAY.

On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Mr. DOULTON moved the immediate rejection of this
bill, because it sought to invade some of the most beauti-
ful places .near the metropolis, viz., Hampstead-heath.
(Hear, hear.) This bill sought for powers to take
29 acres of the heath, which would be but the first step
towards the total destruction of this one of the largest
open spaces left to pent-up artizans of the metropolis. It
was quite true that those 29 acres were not entirely re-
quired for the purposes of the railway, but if powers were
given to take this land by the company it would for ever
be removed from the power of the house. (Hear, hear.)
He thought this extremely undesirable, especially at a
time when the First Commissioner of Works had given
notice of his intention to bring iu a bill to deal with the
open spaces in and around the metropolis. He therefore
moved the bill be read a second time this day six months.
Mr. F. POWELL supported the amendment. Tooting
Common had been entirely destroyed, and now it was
sought to destroy Hampstead-heath.
Mr. WATKINS thought the ordinary course ought
not to be departed from in this case, but referred to the
committee up stairs.

Mr. T. HUGHES strongly deprecated the house grant-
ing powers to now metropolitan railway companies to pull
down and cut up any description of property they pleased.
(Hear, hear.) The system if persisted in would soon as-
sume a state of social tyranny that would be perfeotly un-
endurable. The railway came in, pulled down the
houses without the least compensation, and the poor people
were turned out without compensation, and in the place of
the usual inhabitants of the district the railway contraotor
brought in a large body of navvies, for whom no shelter
was provided, and thus til3y were left to shift as best they
could. He hoped to house would reject the bill.
The SPEAKER put the question, when the bill was re-
jected without a division, the " ayes" being very few and
feeble, "whilst the "noes" were particularly emphatic
and numerous.
NORTH METROPOLITAN RAILWAY BILL.

On the motion that this bill be read a second time,
Mr. DOULTON said, although he was not quite satisfied
with the bill, he did not believe it interfered to such an
extent with the open spaces as the preceding one, he should
not object to its second reading.
The bill was read a second time.

HIGHGATE, Hi.MYSi!EAD,aisTD CHARING-CROSS

RAIL WAY.
The second rea,dir., of this bill, another of those rail-
ways who sought fcr powers to cross Hampstead-heath,
was postponed until Monday next.
UNDUE RETURN.

A petition was presented against the return for Har-
wich.

PRIVATE PROPERTY AT SEA.

Mr. GREGORY said on the 2d of March he would urge
upon the attention of the Government the advisability of
pressing upon foreign Governments to take steps for the
prevention of the seizures of private property at sea, with
a view of making it a portion of international law.