The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-13 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

V._.

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

ROMAN CATHOLIC PAUPERS.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the
Roman Catholic paupers of St. John's .wood, complaining
of defective religious instruction.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Oswestry, Ellesmere, and Whilchroach Railway,
North-Eastern Railway (Castleton and Grosmont Branch),
and Thames Haven Dock bills were read a second time.

M'Mahon's Estates, Frosterley and Stanhope Railway,
Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway, Birmingham
Canal Navigation, Blyth and Tyne Railway, Limerick and
Foynes Railway, and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
(New Lines) bills were read a third time.
WESTMINSTER IMPROVEMENTS BILL.

Lord LIFFORD said, in reference to this bill, suck um
usual facts had come to light that he fe.t it his duty to
occupy their attention for a few minutes. In the year 1846
a commission had been established for the purpose of super-
intending the improvements in Westminster. The com-
missioners worked well for some time, but a change ulti-
mately took place, and a great many debts amd liabilities
were incurred to an enormous amount. In the years, from
1852 to 1854, the law expenses alone amounted to £36,000.
The noble lord then alluded in detail to the proceedings of
the commissioners, to whose misconduct he attributed all
the want of success that had attended the subject of West-
minster improvements. When the property was sold off
for which the present bill was required, the sum estimated
to be realized would be just sufficient to pay off the mort-
gages, but not a farthing would be left for the bondholders.
He wished it t 9 go forth that those gentlemen (as we un-
derstood) would be paid.

Lord REDESDALE said the Westminster Commission
was a most extraordinary transaction, and did require the
interference of the legislature to settle it. The present bill was
referred to a select committee who had endeavoured to
remedy the difficulty as far as they could.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
ADMIRAL ELLIOTT.

The Earl of HARDWICKE called the attention
of their lordships to the allusions that had been
made to a debate in the other house to the visit of Admiral
Elliott to the French dockyards. He exonerated him
from the implied charge that he had wrongfully published
information rela ing to the French dockyards which he had
obtained during his visit. He had told the noble duke at
the head of the Admiralty what ho did see, and he had also
told Sir J. Pakington and other private friends, but there
the matter ended, as far as Admiral Elliot was concerned.
The Duke of NE WCASTLE regretted that the noble
lord had not postponed bringing forward the subject until
the noble lord at the head of the Admiralty was in his place.
No charge had been made reflecting on the honour of the
gallant officer by his noble friend, he merely impugned his
discretion, but nothing further; as far as the statement
roado by the noble earl that Admiral Elliott had not pub-
lished the results of his visit, he must say that though he
did not write a pamphlet about them he took the most
effectual way of providing they should be made the matter
of discussion in the other house.

After a few remarks from the Earl of HARDWICKE, the
subject dropped.

LLEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the amir at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the z•nwerby Bridge Gas
Bill and the Tyno Improvement Bill were' agreed to.
The Sneyd's Branch Railway Bill, and the Thorne Moor
Drainage, &c., Bill, with amendments, were considered
and ordered for third reading. The following
bills were read a third time and passed :
Bonelli's Electric Telegraph Company, Charing-cross
Railway (City Terminus), Dewsbury and Batley Gas,
Great Western Railway, Hereford, Hay, and Brecon Rail--
way, Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway, Mersey
Docks and Harbour, and Victoria Station and Pimlico
Railway.