The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-08 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' Amendments to the Caledonian Railway Bill
were considered and agreed to, and the bill was ordered for
third reading.
On the motion for the consideration of the Lords'Amend-
ments to the Red Sea and India Telegraph Company
(No. 2) Bill,
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that this bill, which was
of public importance, had been dealt with as a private bill,
and was not referred to a committee. However,
it was returned from the House of Lords with a long
amendment, and he thought that it should be treated as a
public bill, and pass through the same process. The public
were subjected to a charge of £36,000 a-year on the under-
taking, and under the circumstances the matter should be
submitted to further consideration before the present
motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER said that the bill had been considered
by a 4ommittee of the whole house, and not having been
opposed by anybody, there were no special grounds for its
being referred to a select committee.
Mr. MASSEY said that, in the arrangements which had
been entered into by the Treasury with the company, provi-
sion had been made for the ample protection of the interests
of the public.
Sir J. GRAHAM considered that the house was very
much indebted to the hon. baronet for having called atten-
tion to the subject, and moved that the consideration of
the Lords' amendments should be postponed until Monday
next, which was agreed to.
The Swansea Harbour Trust Bill was read a third time
and passed, and the Falkirk Police Improvement Bill was
advanced a stage.
PARKHURST PRISON.
On the motion of Sir W. MILES, an address for a re-
turn of the number of persons Parkhurst Prison is capable
of containing, together with the average number of persons
confined there for the last three years, ending the 30th day
of December, 1858, was ordered.
POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH AMERICA.
Mr. JACKSON moved an address for eopies of all cor-
respondence between her Majesty's Government and the
Provincial Government of Canada, in reference to the
conveyance of mails between this country and British
North America : Of an address to her Majesty, voted
by the Parliament of Canada on the same subject :
find of all correspondence between her Majesty's Govern-
ment and the British and North American Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company or Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart., on
the subject of the prolongation. or renewal of the contract
made with that company for the conveyance of the mails to
and from North America.

COUNTY RATES (IRELAND).
Mr. HASSARD asked the Chancellorof the Exchequer
if he intended to act upon the recommendations contained
in the report of the select committee on the county rates
(Ireland), presented in July, 1858, and if he intended to
take a vote in the estimates for that purpose ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the Government had been in communication with the Irish
Government, and had not received any reply to a letter
which they had recently addressed to the latter, but a
copy of that document had been again forwarded, and
would no doubt be attended to.
REFORM OF THE CORPORATION OF LONDON.
In reply to Mr. J. LOCKE,
Sir G. C. LEWIS said it was his intention to introduce
a bill on the subject of the reform of the Corporation of
London, and that the bill would be in conformity with
the recommendations of the last committee on this subject.
ENGAGEMENTSFBREATNWCEEE. N RUSSIA AND

Mr. KINGLAKE asked whether regard for the public
service rendered it expedient to withhold the answers of
Sir J. Crampton to the despatches of the:2sth and 29th of
April last, in which Lord Malmesbury directed inquiries to
be made concerning the alleged engagements between
Russia and France.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that he had searched the
Foreign .office and could only discover a despatch of the Bth
of May, and there would be no objection to its production.