The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-23 00:00:00

PROBATE BILL.

- -The LORD. CHANCELLOR then rose to move the
second reading of the Probate and Letters of Adminit-
-tration Bill, and was

[LEFT SPEAKINQ.]

SOIJ T; OF COMMONS—(ThIs Evening.)
T.le SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. Maramvtook the oaths and his seat for Wes t
Kest.

NEW WRIT.
Oa the motion of Mr. HA.YTER a new writ was or-
dered for Glasgow in the room of Mr. Jahn M‘Gregor,
resigned. (Loud cries of "Hear, hear.")
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following private bills were read a second time
and committed :—Banff, Macduff, and Turriff Ex-
tension. Railway ; Bessehleigh Road ; Bourn and Ea-
. rendine Railway ; Cannock Mineral Railway (No, 2)
,•
Chepstow Gas ; Coniston Railway ; Doncaster and
Wakefield Rail vay ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and
Scottish Central Railway Companies ; Forth and Clyde
Junction Railway; Fownhope and Holme Lacy Bridge;.
Guiliford Water ; Hamilton and Strathaven Railway ;
Margate Water; Newtown and Machynlleth Railway ;
Shropshire Union Reilwaya and Canal, London and
North-Western Railway, and Shropshire Canal
Companies ; Times, Athenaeum, and Beacon Assur-
ance Companies Amalgamation • Weaver Navigation
,;
Wexford Free Bridge ; Wimbledon and Dorking Rail-
way ; and Mayor's Court of the City of London.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN BENGAL.
Sir B. PERRY pranted a petition from the indigo
planters, landed propPretors, merchants, and traders in
Calutta andthe
that pri,vin Bengal, on administration justice in
jeas•B es and on the reforms proposed by her IndianMa-
Law Commissioners in England.
On the
CarINESE EMIGRANTS.
motion of cent
communicatioriMr. CARDWELL copies of any re•
oaft,iror from the Foreign-office, Co.
Board
Governade, and any other department
Co-
of her Majesty'e
tality on board the Dernnient, ulteniOfn'P on the subject of mor-
oeland, or any other Bri-
tish ships, carrying emigrants fro' were ordered.
TESTAMENTARY COURm Ch(IinRa'ELAND).
Mr. DEASY a';ked the AttorneyrB
0 Genera! for Ire-
for n roduce during
land, whether it was his intention
the present session any mea-mrethe reform of the
Testementary Courts in Ireland ?
Mr. FITZGERALD said that it was the intention
the Attorney-General to introduce such a bill thin se3F •011 of
and if possible pass it. (Hear, hear )
THE ARMY REGULATION.
Col. SOMERSET asked the Under S,cretary for War
whether, by the Warrant of the 6th Oct., 1854, a
lieu-
tena'et.eelhnel, in command of a regiment, being absent
with leave from his command for a period less than one
month, lost that time towards the three years of actua
command necessary to entitle him to the rank of cat nel ?
Mr. F. PEEL paid that the order of the 6th October,
1854' was to a certain extent relax al by the Horse
Connie. Absence of one month each
without loosing time. If there year was allowed
was a greater absence
. the rificers had to serve the extra time after the three
years had elapsed. -
THE GUANO ISLANDS.
Yr. SCOTT asked her Majesty's Government what
was the date of the treaty whereby the Imainn of Mus-
cat ceded to her Majesty the group of Curia Maria
Islands, valuable for their &pelt of guano ; and
whether there was any objection to lay the treaty on
the table of the house ? •
Lord NAAS asked the tellowieg question before the
ether was answered : under what authority the Emigra