The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-30 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY BILL.
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The LORD CHANCELLOR brought up the report of
the committee on tte Bankrupt3y Bill, and in doing so
recommended some important alterations in it.

PETITION.
The Earl of BELMOItE presented a petition from the
inhabitants of Armagh and Tyrone for an alteration in the
Irish Marriage Law of 1854.

THE GALWAY CONTRACT.
The Marquis of NORMANBY postponed his motion on
this subject till Monday next.
MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill was further considered in committee.
:LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tiin EVENING.) ,
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUST'SESS.
The following bills were read, 'a third time and passed :
Clifton Suspension Bridge; E'ainburgh and Glasgow Rail-
way; New Ross Port and 'Barbour; North Eastern Rail-
way (Castleton and Grosmont Branch, &c.) ; South
Eastern Railway (E)lkestone Harbour, &c.) ; Uxbridge
Gas; and West Cornwall Railway.

PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented in favour of suppressing
Sunday traffic in intoxicating drinks; from the members of
the Waterford Chamber of Commerce expressing regret at
the course pursued by Government in withdrawing the
subsidy from the Galway Company for conveying mails to
America, stating that persons had been induced to take
shares in the company from a conviction that this subsidy
would be continued, and praying for an inquiry into the
circumstances connected with the withdrawal of the sub
sidy ; for the adoption of means far the development of
the resources for growing cotton in India, so as to
render this country independent of the supply of
that article from America; against the abolition
of church rates ; for affording greater facilities for the edu-
cation of pauper Roman Catholic children; from the inha-
bitants of Coventry, praying that the duty on tea should
be remitted before the repeal of the duty on paper; from
the inhabitants of Dublin, expressing indignation at the
withdrawal of the Galway Contract, and praying for full
inquiry into the subject, &c., &c.

GOVERNMENT STOCK TRANSFER (IRELAND).
Sir E. GROGAN moved for copy of the correspondence
between the president of the Stock Exchange, Dublin, and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the month of April last,
relative to the transfer and re-transfer of Government Stock
between England and Ireland ; and, return of the amount
of the various stocks and annuities transferred from Eng-
land to Ireland, and from Ireland to England, pursuant to
the Act 5, Geo. 4, c. 53, in each year, from 1848 to 1860,
both inclusive, specifying the various descriptions of stocks
and annuities transferred each year.—Ordered.

MONEY COINED IN SYDNEY.
Mr. Alderman SALO MONS asked the Under Secretary
of State for the Colonies, what steps had been taken, if any,
towards making the colonial sovereign coined by the
branch of the Royal Mint at Sydney, New South Wales,
a legal tender throughout her Majesty's dominions.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that no steps had been taken
in reference to the subject.

THE DISTURBANCES AT MILAN.
Mr. C. BENTINCK asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether he should lay I.lpon the table any
official accounts he may have received relative to the late
disturbances at Milan ?

Lord J. RUSSELL said that there was nothing in the
correspondence that justified ilia laying it upon the table.

SUDBURY AND ST. ALBANS.
Mr. A. EGERTON asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether it was his intention to proceed,
during the present session, with the Appropriation of Seats
(Sudbury and St. Albans') Bill?
Sir G. C. LEWIS answered in the affirmative.
ORNAMENTAL GATES AT HAMPTON COURT.
Mr. C. BENTINCK asked the First Commissioner of
Works at whose request and for what purpose certain or-
namental gates had lately been removed from Hampton
Court Palace Gardens, and whether it was intended to re-
store such gates to their original position ?
Mr. COWPER slid that the gates in question had be-
come much deteriorated, and were removed to London for
the purpose of being renovated, after which they would be
restored to their former position.
THE GALWAY CONTRACT.
Mr. LANIGAN asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether the representations made to her Majesty's Govern-
ment on behalf of the Royal Atlantic Steam Navigation
Company, relative to a recent letter of the Postmaster
General in reference to the Galway contract, had been con-
sidered, and with what result ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that the communication re-
ferred to was very long, and was received only yesterday
afternoon. The statement would have to be considered by
her Majesty's Government, but would be laid on the table
with the answer of the Postmaster-General.
In reply to Mr. BEAMIBII,
Lord PALMERSTON said he had no hesitation in
stating that it would be most advantageous to the interests
of the United Kingdom to have the most rapid communi-
cation with the north of America. He was of opinion that
Ireland was that portion of the United Kingdom from
which such communication should be established, and her
Majesty's Government would be ready to adopt a plan for
that rurpogo, it wag fvu....acu uZ vu tL keie.cipie or
open competition.
Col. FRENCH asked if it was the intention of the Go-
vernment to withdraw the subsidy for the Galway contract?
Lord PALMERSTON said that the house was already
in possession of what had taken place on this subject.
Mr. KER asked if the Government had received a memo-
rial :from the inhabitants of Dublin and Waterford against
the withdrawal of the subsidy.
Lord PALMERSTON said that some petitions to that
effect had been received from certain parts of Ireland, but
those in question had not reached the Government.
BRITISH SUBJECTS IN AMERICA.
Lord J. RUSSELL, in reference to a question which had
keen asked him the other evening, said he had received a
communication from the British Consul at New Orleans,
stating that some British subjects in that part of America
had been forced to enter the militia, but they were now
liberated, and redress was premised.
THE PAPER DUTY.—ADJOURNED DEBATE.
Mr. MELLOR resumed the adjourned debate on going
into committee on the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill.
The hon. and learned member contended that the argu-
ments against the 4th clause of the bill for the
Repeal of the Paper Duty were fallacious, and the
opposition of some honourable members to the remis-
sion of that impost was most inconsistent. It
was said that there would be no surplus, and therefore it
would be most inexpedient to remit this tax. But if that
were true, how, then, could they advocate the repeal of the
tea duty, which was much larger in amount ? It was said
that the tea duty was a war tax, and therefore should be the
first repealed ; but he contended the most objectionable tax
should have the precedence in being remitted. Moreover,
the paper duty was a war tax, and on that ground was
as much entitled to repeal as the tea duty The effect
of removing the paper duty would increase ern; ployment by
increasing the productive proper of a certain branch of
industry, and enable the paper manufacturers to compote
with those on the continent, who were exempted from any
financial restrictions. Re denied that the repeal of this
tax would cause a collision with the House of Lords, and he
cited Lord Monteagle on the subject. The hon. gentleman
then went in detail through the arguments used against the
4th clause of the bill, and urged some arguments in its
favour which were not very novel or effective.
Mr. DISRAELI, who was received with loud cheers,
then rose to address the house. He defended the course
pursued by the opponents of the clause, and denied that
their opposition was dictated by any party spirit. It
could not be denied that the form in which the
Chancellor of the Exchequer had brought forward
his resolutions this session was unusual, and, considering
what had occurred last year, hon. members were justified
in believing that such form was adopted for a particular
purpose. He did not object to that form on certain occa-
sions, as it might be desirable to present the financial reso-
lutions in an united form. With reference to the
House of Lords, it had been denied that there was any
desire to bring the two houses into collision, but he could
not help conceiving that it was a course of proceeding
most unwise and unnecessary, and the very reverse of con-
ciliatory to the other house. (Hear, and cheers.) It would be
most impolitic to adopt any course that would lead to a
collision b2tween the two houses, and, without surrender-
ing a privilege of that house, he was prepared to make
• deny the existence large concessions to avert such a result. He did
not of a surplus, and his
objection to this clause was based on other grounds. He
contended that war taxes should be the first to be remitted,
a doctrine that was sound, and popular because sound.
(Hear, hear.) It could not be denied that the
income-tax was a war tax, and applying the
the roeudludc tnioont of
offer
ffer that
anyi impost.
objection Had
that principle he had just laid down he maintained that the
surplus
which the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced
oughtth
the budget of the right hon. gentleman on that ground.
He then proceeded to argue that great advantage would re-
suit from the reduction of the income tax, which would
at bteoe
n b e
proposedapp applied to
hto
stimulate consumption, and redeem the faith of Govern-
[LEFT SPEA-KING.]
ment with the community.(Hear, hear.)

THE WEA THER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This Day,
between 8 and B. L. I 31. D. P. C. I. S.
9 a.m. I
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Nairn 29.90 57 51 S.W. 3 3 b. 2
Aberdeen
Leith 29.92 58 07 W. 2 1 b. 1
Berwick 2990 59 05 W. 2 9 0. 1
Ardrossan 2919 56 55 ' N. 2 5 o. 2
Portrnsh
Shields
Galway 30.08 59 57 W. 4 9 o. 2
Scarborough 29.96 68 51 W.S.W. 1 7 o. 1
Liverpool , 30V1 57 63 S. 1 9 0. 1
.Valentia I 8011 59 56 N.N.W. 1 5 b. 4
Queenstown I3O 06 59 57 N. 1 6 0. 1
Yarmouth I 2919 56 55 N.E. 3 5 0. 3
London 129.98 60 53 N.N.E. 1 1 b.
Cover 29.95 57 53 N. 3 7 o. 2
Portsmouth 12w96 61 58 N.W. 3 sm. I
Portland
Plymouth ' 30.05 60 56 NV. N. W. ' 2 3 0. 3
Penzance I 30'07 59 58 N.W. 2 g o. 3
Jersey ....•• ' 30.05 69 68 W. 1,4-. w. i
3 4 c. 1
EXPLANATmv —"R Rarn-rn.,4,

_:XPLANATION.-B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue Ely; 0., clouds (detached) ;
f., fog. ' • h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter
repeated augmcnts—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb.
ance (1 to 9).