The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-24 00:00:00

THI111) EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

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

NEW PEER.
Lord THURLOE took the oaths and his seat on acceding
to the title.

Lord PORTMAN presented a petition praying for an
alteration of the beer laws.

INDIA.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH gave notice that to-
morrow he should move for certain papers connected with
India, from the year 1857 down to the present period, and
also that he should call attention to the state of the money
market.

SECOND REAINGS.
On the motion of Lord REDESD DALE, the Leominster
and Kington Railway, and the Swansea Vale Railway
bills were read a second time.

THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Purdy's Liabilities Removal, Belfast and Londonderry
Junction Railway, Londonderry and Lough Swilly Rail-
way, Tralee and. Killarney Railway, and Bury St. Ed-
munds Gas.

Lord CRANWORTH presented a petition from Bir-
mingham, praying the house not to pass a bill at present
before Parliament, in which charitable institutions would
be excluded from the exemption they at present enjoyed
from local assessment.

CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of DERBY, this bill was
read a third time and passed.
TRADING COMPANIES WINDING-UP BILL.
In answer to Earl Grey,
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE entered into a statisti-
cal statement of the different expenses formed under the
Limited Liability Act. Under the act 1,098 companies had
been formed, with a capital amounting to upwards of
£75,000,000, 823 of which-no vi remained in operation, the
rest either having been wound up or dissolved.
Lord OVERSTONE was of opinion that the limited
liability bill was founded on dishonest principles as between
debtor and creditor, and he should be glad to learn how
much of the capital of the different companies established
under the act had been paid up. The noble lord then
detailed to the house the proceedings that had taken place
in the Bankruptcy Court, in connection with various com-
panies founded on the limited liability principle, numbers
of which he said rightly had been called limited, as they
had only remained in operation a few weeks. The trans- 1
actions that had taken place under limited liability
proved that unlimited responsibility was most calculated to
ensure safety in all commercial transactions.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed

Caledonian Railway ; Glasgow Corporation Water ; King's
Lynn Waterworks, Markets, and Borough Improvement ;
Llanidloes and Newton Railway ; and Londonderry Bridge
(verbal amendments to be proposed).
The amendments to the London and North-Western
Railway (Edge Hill to Garston) Bill, changed from " Liver-
pool Stations Junction Railway (No. 2)," were considered
and agreed to. The bill was ordered for second reading.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company's Bill went through
committee, and was ordered for third reading.
PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented against the paper duties ,
against the Government Reform Bill ; for the exemption of
charitable institutions from local taxes ; against the High-
way Rates Bill ; for the admission of Dissenters to
the same privileges as those enjoyed by members of
the Church. of England in regard to charitable trusts ;
in favour of vote by ballot ; for the introduction of a Reform
Bill, extending the franchise in conformity with the re-
quirements of the increased intelligence of the community;
from clerks and others employed in provincial post-offices,
praying to be placed on the same footing as those in Lon-
don, &c.
LOCAL ASSESSMENT BILL.
Mr. S. ESTCOURT gave notice that, on the order of
the day for the second reading of this bill to-morrow, he
would move the postponement of the further progress of
the bill till the 4th of May, in order to give charitable in-
stitutions time to adopt measures with reference to it.
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL.

Mr. BOUVERIE gave notice that he would move that
this bill be referred to a select committee.
THE AFFGHAN PAPERS.
In reply to Mr. HADFIELD,
Lord STANLEY said these papers would be laid on the
table in a few days.
DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES COURT.
Mr. JAMES called the attention of the Government
to the large arrear of causes in this court; and asked
whether they were prepared to propose any measure, by the
appointment of additional judges or otherwise, to remedy
the delay now so much complained of ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the subject
was attended with considerable difficulty, but he had
directed certain inquiries to be made, and would be sub-
mitted to her Majesty's Government.
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