The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-22 00:00:00

SECOND READINGS.

The folowing hills were read a second time : —St.
Phillip's Church (Liverpool), Brighton and Hove Water,
New River Company, North-Eastern and Hartlepool
Dock and Rail way Companies' Amalgamation, North-
Eastern Railway (Capital). Amalgamation, North
Eastern, Portsmouth Railway, and Dublin and Wicklow
Railway.

Nov., 1852, specifying the date of conviction and extent
cf punishment : showing :the entire cost of maintaining
all convicts and all other prisoners convicted by a jury,
confined in the several county gaols in Ireland, for
the years 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, and 1856, to the
31st day of December last, paid out of county rates :
of all sums repaid to counties in Ireland from the Con.
solidated Fund for the maintenance of convicts and mis.
detneanants) if any payment made) during said years :
and, of a'l sums paid out of the Consolidated Fund to re.
imburse the several counties in England and Wales for
the maintenance of convicts and convicted misdemean.
ants confined in the several gaols during the said years;
such return to specify the number in each class, and the
average cost per head (in continuation of Parliamentary
paper, No. 412, of session 1853).
CANADIAN RIFLES.
Mr. C. FITZ WILLIAM asked the Under Secretary
for War whether the Canadian Rifles, now proceeding to
the Red River, had been sent at the request of the Had.
son's Bay Company, and whether for the purpose of pro.
tecting the trade of the company, in consequence of infor.
illation received that any portion of the territory north
of the boundary line was likely to be or had already been;
occupied by settlers from the United States I
Sir J. RAMSDEN said that the Canadian Rifles
had been sent to the Red River as stated, but not in
consequence of any infringement of the British territory
by settlers from the United States, but merely for gene. '
rat purposes, and because it was not desirable to leave '
so large a territory unprotected. It was no new oo•
currence.
FACTORY INSPECTORS REPORTS.

Mr. COBBETT asked the Secretary of State for ,
the Home Department, whether the reports of the fao-
t9ry inspectors for the half-year ending on the 30th of
April last had been received by him, and when they will
be hid on the table of the house ?

Sir G. GREY said he hoped to lay the reports on
,he table of the house in the course of the week.

CONSTABULAR Y (IRELAND).

Sir E. HAYES asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether he intended to introduce a measure, during the
present session, for the better distribution of the consta•
bulary force in Ireland ?
Mr. H. HERBERT said it was his intention soon to
introduce such a bill.
ISLAND OF PERIM.

Mr. J. WHITE asked the President of the Board of
Control, seeing that the Island of Perim, in the Straits
of Bab el Mandeb, had l?een recently occupied in the
namilof the British Crown, whether the privileges of a
Free Port had been or would be accorded thereto.
Mr. V, SMITH said that the Hand in question had
not been recently occupied in the British name. It was
occupied in 1799 by the Indian Government, and was
given up in 1801 by the Marquis of Wellesley. It was
now merely re-occupied to establish the right to the ter•
ritory. It would not be a free port.
ORDNA.NCE SURVEY REPORT.

Sir D NORREYS asked the Under Secretary for
War whether any communication had been received
from Colonel James (the Director of the Ordnance
Survey Department), stating that the plans appended
to the army estimates, which were sigued by him in
October, and were issued to the members of the
Rouse of Commons in February last were incorrect • in
so far as they represent the county of Durham to have
been snrvesed and drawn on the soaleof 6 inches to the
mile, whereas they were drawn on the scale of 25 inches
inches ta the mile : when such communication was
made ; and why it was not communicated to the house
previous to the report on the army estimates being
brought up : by what authority the survey of the county
of Durham was drawn on the scale of 25 inches to the
mile ; and whether there are any objections to lay on
the table of the house copies of the authority under
which such survey on the enlarged scale was adopted,
and any correspondence rd.sting thereto.
Sir J. RAMSDEN said that no communication of
the nature referred to was made by Colonel Jones, pre-
vious to the bringing up of the army estimates. He
entered into explanations on the apparant contradictions
alluded to. Toe survey was made under the authority
of a Treasury minute f the 18th May 1855, and whit%
bad been laid on the table.
OATHS BILL.
On bringing up the amendments to this bill,
Mr. S. FITZIJERALD moved clauses which had
received the consent of the Government since the last
discussion en the bill, to the effect that Jews should not
be enabled to hold certain offices ; present to benefices
in right of office, and not to advise in the appointment
to offices in th., Established Church.

Lord PALMERSTON explained that the Govern.
went conceeded to the introduction of those clauses to
enal le the bat to pass.
After some discussion, hi which Mr. Dillwyn, Sir G.
Grey, Mr. S. Fitzgerald, the Marquis of Blandford, Mr.
Nevadegate, Mr. Bentinck, and Mr. Gilpin addressed
the hou.e en the general question, repeating the argu-
ments that have already been urged in favour and against
this 13,11.
The clauses were agreed to and added to the bill,
which was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday.