The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-21 00:00:00

ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE.

Mr. W. EGERTON asked the President of the Poor-
law Board whether it was true that lately, at St. Pancras
Workhouse Infirmary, a child was laid out for burial some
hours before his death; and if so, whether any inquest had
been held or inquiry instituted by the Poor-law Board into
the circumstances of such a case ?
Mr. VILLIERS said a letter had been addressed to the
Poor-law Board on the subject, and one of the metropoli-
tan inspectors was directed to make inquiry into the
matter. In ordor to ascertain the entire truth of the
matter he had directed an inquest to be held, which would
take place that evening.

SALMON FISHERY.

Yr. H. BAILLIE rose to move fora select committee

to inquire into the operation of the Fishery (Scotland)
Act, 1862.
Mr. T. G. BARING declined, on behalf of the Govern-
ment, to accede to the motion, and upon a division it was
negatived by 164 to 58.
On the motion of Lord R. MorrAGr, it was agreed that
a select committee should be appointed to inquire into the
operation of the art union laws.

Mr. AYRTON moved resolutions repealing the standing
order of the 25th of June, 1852, relating to applications for
public money, and the standing order of the same date
relating to public aids or charges upon the people, and re-
solving in lieu thereof—" That this house will receive no
petition for any sum relating to public service, or proceed
upon any motion for a grant or charga upon the public
revenue, whether payable out of the Consolidated Fund or
out of moneys to be provided by Parliament, unless re-
commended from tha Crown." Also, " That if any motion
be made in the House for any aid, grant, or charge upon
the public revenue,whother payable out of the Consolidated
Fund or out of moneys to be provided by Parliament, or for
any charge upon the people, the consideration and debate
thereof shall not be presently entered upon, but shall be
adjourned till such further day as the house shall think fit
to appoint, and then it shall be referred to a committee of
the whole house before any resolution or vote of the house
do pass therein."__

The CHANCELLOR of tho EXCHEQUER and Mr.
'WALPOLE expressed their concurrence in tho motion,
and observed that Mr. Ayrton was entitled to the thanks
of the house for having brought the subject under its
notice.

Mr. HARDY regarded the proposition as a laudable
endeavour to check abuse in the public expenditure, but he
doubted whether it would be completely successful for the
object. _

Observations were also made by Sir W. lIEATHCOTE and
Mr. BOUVERIE in approval of the motion, which was
agreed to without a dissentient voice, and the resolutions
were made standing orders of the house.
Lord R. 31ONTAGU called attention to the dispute
between the two Houses of Legislature in the colony of
Victoria concerning the Appropriation Bill of 1865, and
moved for additional papers thereon. The noble lord
went at considerable length into the circumstances of the
quarrel, and deduced from them an argument against the
lowering of the franchise and the admission of the demo-
cratic element into the constituencies.

Mr. MARSH seconded the motion.
Mr. CARDWELL expressed an earnest hope that tho
house would not constitute itself a court of appeal to de-
cide upon colonial disputes, for ho was persuaded that
nothing would be more likely to sever the tie which
existed between the mother country and her dependencies
than that she should set herself up as the guardian of their
rights, the judge of their conduct, and the interpreter of
their policy and wishes. The only question for them was to
see that the law as it existed was properly carried out, and
he deprecated any hasty criticism of those youthful consti-
tutions, which had not yet had time to work out those
difficult problems which we ourselves had succeeded in
mastering. The right hon. gentleman added that it had
been his painful duty to recommend that the Governor of
Victoria should be removed from his office. With regard
to the papers asked for, they were in preparation, and
would shortly be laid on the table of the house.
The motion for papers was withdrawn.

Mr. W. COWPER obtained leave to bring in a bill to
make provision for the improvement of commons in the
neighbourhood of the metropolis, and the protection thereof
from nuisance. The bill would, he said, prevent the In-
closure Commissioners from inclosing any waste lands
within a radius of 15 miles round the metropolis. A board
of five unpaid commissioners would be appointed to give
effect to the bill, and means would be taken, by draining
and other improvements, to make the commons as much
available as possible for the recreation and enjoyment of
the people.
In committee of the whole house, Sir C. O'LOGHLEN
moved that the chairman be directed to move the house
that leave be given to bring in a bill to abolish a certain
declaration commonly called the Declaration against
Transubstantiation and the Invocation of Saints and the
Sacrifice of the Naas, as practised in the Church of Rome,
and to render it unnecessary to take, make, or substantiate
the same as a qualification for the exercise or enjoyment
of any civil office, franchise, or right.
The motion was seconded by Sir J. GRAY, and opposed
by Mr. KERR, who considered it a retrograde piece of
legislation, calculated to endanger the settlement of the
country.

Mr. COGAN observed that the only object of the bill
was to remove from tho statute-book an offensive and un-
necessary declaration.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQTJER and Mr. WALPOLE
both spoke in favour of the bill, observing that it was
obviously unnecessary to enforce a declaration which could
give pain to any portion of her Majesty's subjects.
Leave was given to bring in the bill.

On the motion .of Colonel NORTH, it was agreed to
appoint a select committee to inquire into the mortality

among the troops in China, the causes which led to it, and
into the conduct of those departments of the Government
whosa duty it has been to administer to the wants of those
troops.

Several bills wore advanced a stage, and the house ad
journed at five minutes past twelve. •

TEWKESBURY ELECTlON—Yesterday.

CLOSE OF THE POLL.

Lechmere
Martin
Majority

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. 147

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LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening.

FOREIGN OFFICE, 31,utcn 20.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Thomas
Fitnain as Consul at Goderich, Canada West, for the
United States of America.

WHITEHALL, MARCH 17.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Arthur Hob-
house, Esq., one of her Majesty's Counsel, to be the Third
Charity Commissioner for England and Wales, in the room
of James Campbell, Esq., deceased.
ADMIRALTY, Mencn, 17.
Mr. John William Haves has this day been promoted to
the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's
Fleet, with senioriity of 12th February, 1866.

CORSE OF EXCHANGE-•Last Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 18j 11 19
Ditto 3 Months. 12 2 12 2;
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 52f 23 GO
"tf

Brusseli
25 52 25 60
Hamburg
13 10
Paris Short 25 25 13 10i
25 80
Ditto 3 Months. 25 50
25 57.1
Marseilles
25 57
Frankfort on the Maine 121
Vienna — 10 65 121}
10
Trieste — 10 65 75
10 75
Petersburgh
-- 291 29k
voi

6 29 6

Berlin_

Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples

461 46i
47±47
25 60 23 67.
25 60 25 67
25 60 25 67
25 60 25 67

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mine pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
nearly 3-ILtha per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is about ICBI per cent. At these rates there
s no profit on the importation of go'd from the United
States.

By adylcts from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per £1
Standard gold at the Englibh Mint price is, therefore, at
about the same price in London and Hamburg.