The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-18 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

Lord REDESDALE rose to move the following re-
solution :—" That this house will not receive any peti-
tion for a private bill after Monday the 23d of March
next, unless such private bill shall have been approved by
the Court of Chancery, nor any petition for a private bill
approved by the Court of Chancery after Tuesday, the
19th of May next; also that this house will not receive
any report from the judges upon petitions presented to
this house for private bills after Tuesday, the 19th of
May next.

The resolution was agreed to.
RAILWAY COMPANIES AND COUNTY-RATES.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, in presenting a
petition from certain ratepayers of the county of Galway
against empowering railway companies to have interest
upon their capital secured upon the rates of counties,
Expressed his opinion that, although for certain purposes
it might be beneficial that some kind of a guarantee
should be given, he did not think that that guarantee
should be on the county rates.
The Earl of LUCAN considered that guarantees were
not necessary, because as railway schemes had been so
much more successful in Ireland than in this country
any good project would, in all probability, meet with
support.

After some further conversation the petition was or.
dered to lie on the table.

Their lordships adjourned at half-past 6 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Mr. HOPE JOHNSIONB took the oaths and his seat for
Dumfriesshire.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

Thef ollowing bills were read a second time and ordered
to br committed :—Bury Gas ; East Somerset Rail-
way ; Lowestoft and Burgh St. Peter Ferry and Roads ;
Mansfield and Worksop R3ad ; Reversionary Interest
Society ; Worksop and Attercliffe Road ; Wycombe
Railway ; and Chester Water.
NEW WRIT.

A. now writ was ordered for East Sussex in the room
of Mr. C. J. Frewen, resigned.
SPIRITS.

On the motion of Mr. MOFFATT, the following re-
turns were ordered :—" Showing the total number of
gallons of proof spirits distilled in England, Scotland,
and Ireland respectively, distinguishing the quantities
prf:Ouced from malt, from a mixture of malt and un-
mated grain, and from a mixture of sugar
or molasse4 with unmalted grain, or from sugar,
or from molasses ; showing also the total quantity of
each sort in • the United Kingdom, for the year ending
the 31st day of Dec., 1856 ;—of the number of gallons
of proof spirits (distinguishing the sorts) on which duty
was paid for home consumption in each of the thr. e
kingdoms, with the rate per gallon and the amount
of such duty; also, the total number of gallons
and duty in the United Kingdom, for the year ending
the 31st day of December, 1856. Showing, under sepa-
rate heads, the number of gallons of proof spirits, distin-
guishing the materials from which made, imported into
each kingdom from each of the others respectively; stating
also the rate per gallon, and the total amount thereof
(in each case), and what portion of such duty was paid on
removal of tke spirits from bond, and what after their
arrival in England ; also what portion was actually
warehoused under Excise lock, distinguh.bing malt from
grain spirits in England, for the year ending the 31st
December, 1856 ; of the total number of gallons of proof
spirits permitted out of distillers' stocks in England, ai,d
the total number of proof gallons of British brandy an 1
spirits of wine permitted out of rectifiers' stocks in Eng-
land for home consumption ; also, the total quantity of
proof gallons of rum received into rectifiers' stocks for
rectification, in England, Scotland, and Ireland, for the
year ending the 31st day of December, 1856 ; of
the total number of proof gallons of spirits
distilledin England, Scotland, and Ireland ; distinguish.
ing the quantities in each country delivered, duty paid,
direct from distillers' stocks, from the quantities put
into bond, for the year ending he 31st Dec., 1856; of
the total number of proof gallons of British compounis
and spirits of wine permitted from rectifiers' stocks in
England, Scotland, and Ireland, for exportation to
foreign ports under drawback, for the years ending the
sth of January, 1855, and 31st of December, 1836 ;
of the total number of gallons of spirits in bonded stores
in England, Scotland, and Ireland respectively, on the
31st day of December, 1856 ; of the total number of
gallons of proof spirits (distinguishing grain from trial')
permitted out from distillers' stocks in England, Scot-
land, and Ireland for exportation to foreign parts,
for the year ending the 31st day of December, 1855 :
Similar account for the year ending the 31st day of Dec.
1356. And of the total number of gallons of niethylic
alcohol sold by the Excise, and the total number of
gallons of methylated spirits scot out by persons licensed
to sell the same, under the Act 18 and 19 Vic. c 33,
from the Ist day of October, 1855, to the 31st day of
December, 1856 (in continuation of Parliaineniary
Paper, No. 214, of session 1856).