The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-16 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented in favour of an equalisation
of the poor rates throughout the Metropolis ; in favour
of the Oaths Bill ; in favour of the Industrial Schools
Bill ; in favour of Mr. lieadlam'a Medical Profession
Bill, So.
Col. FREESTUN presented petitions from the medi-
cal officers of the Ceroe, Rumford, King's Lynn, Brid-
port, Kingston, ilenstead, York, Woburn, Chelmsford,
Weymouth, Ringwood, Taunton, Cleobury, Mortimer,
Bedford, Tendring, Market Bosworth, Sakiberg, Mans-
field, Kid6ertninster, Regeley, Bothwell district of Ket-
tering, 4th District of Malmesbury, and Axminster, Poor-
law Unions, praying for redress of grievances.

EDUCATION.
Col. SYKES presented a petition from the Society of
Arts, stating that it was the intention of the society to
give a stimulus to adult examiners by offering certifi-
cates of examination, and praying for the assistance of
the house in carrying out that object. The gallant
colonel gave notice that on an early day he should call
the attention of the house to the subject.

GENERAL BEATSON.
Col. FRENCH gave notice that to-morrow he should
move for a return of the expenses, &c , attending the
inquiry on General Beatson.
REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS.
Mr. AYRTON gave notice that on Tuesday, the 12th
July he should move for a return relating to the case
suomitted to the law officer of the Crown relative to the
registration of newspapers, &o.
CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION.
Lord NAAS gave notice that on Tuesday week he
should move for leave to bring io a bill to repeal certain
clauses of the Civil Service Superanuation Act of 1834.

SAVINGS' BANKS.
Mr. ESTCOUR I' moved for a return from tohe Sav-
ings' Banks in the United Kingdom, showing n how
many days, if any, during the year ended the 20th day
of November 18513, the business of receiving deposits
was transacted without the presence of a trustee or
manager.—Agreed to.
SAVINGS' BANKS.

Mr. COLLINS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Ihe would introduce into a schedule in the Savings
Bank (No. 2) Bill, the regulations which he stated he
had prepared for the future management of savings
banks ; and, if not, before proceeding further with the
bill, he would lay these regulations on ti,.e table of the
house
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
the regulations with reference to Savings Banks bad
been prepared, and he was willing, if the hoc se desired,
to append them as a schedule to the bill on the table.
He ought to state that these regulations were pre-
pared with a view to banks not now in existence.
To enable the measure to work in practice, h e thought
it would be necessary not only to give the Go•vernment
power to make alterations in these regulatio nu which
experience might dictate, but also of adapting them to
the circumstances of existing banks to be brough t under
the present bill. He should therefore, by-and-by, move
that the house go into committee- pro forma, to, enable
the house to take the wbole into considerati,?n at a
future day.
CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION.
Sir J. ELPHINSTONE asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, whether the Government intended to intro-
duce a measure this session, to carry into effect the al-
terati ns in the Superannuation of the Civil Ser vice re
commended by the commissioners in their reporli lately
presented to this house.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER laid that
he bad nothing to add to the answer he gave a f sew days
since to a similar question. (Laughter.)

• •: • OitTllg BILL. • r.
On the motion for the house going into oenimittt-e on