The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-03 00:00:00

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(T:cis Evening.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'cicck.
NEW MEMBER.
Lord J. MANNERS took the oaths and his seat for
Lticesterkhire.
CRYSTAL PALACE RAILWAY BILL.
The committee reported that the standing orders had
not, been complied with in respect to this bill.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The following private bil's were read a second timo
and ordered to ba cotnruitted :—Daeside Extension Rail-
way ; Manchester C •rpration ; Mid-Sus,ex Railway ;
Richinubd and Kew Extension Railway; Rhytnney
Railway.

INCOME TAX,
Mr, WILLIAMS 1-),ent,d 21 ptitiini praying for
the aVition of the income tax on iac)lnes of 1501. and
under.

GRAND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was brought in and read a first time.
RAILWAYS (INDIA).
On the motion of Mr. HADFIELD, on behalf of
Mr. Cueetham, the following returns were ordered :
Returns showing the whole outlay sanctioned by the
East icdia o,mipany for the purposes of railways in
India, independently of the cost of land ; sp:scifying the
amount for each several railway, and the rates of interest
at which the difLrent souls have bean guaranteed ;
showing the vs hole amount which has been paid
into the East India Company's treasury on account
of Indian rail nays, and the whole amount which
has been paid out of the East India Company's treasury
on account of Indian railways, down to the litest period
for which accounts have been received in England ; show-
ing the direction of lines of railway sanctioned in India,
sketched on a sktleton map of that country, marking
the principal stations, with their distance flora the
p►incipal terminus on each of the said lines ; die-
tinguishing the portions of the said lines completed
or to be completed within a givtn time, or
a!reariy open for traffic, from those portions not yet com-
pleted or commenced upon ; am! specifying the number
of miles of railway open for traffic in each presidency,
with the date at which the construction of each several
Indian railway was begun, so far as the above particu-
lars are already known in England. And, showing the
number of miles of new roads or navigable canals opened
for traffic in each several presidency of India since the
year 1848, and the total amount of money expended on
their construction ; specifying the localities of the above
lines of communication, and distinguishing thenumber
of miles, and the direct on of such of the said new roads
a‘ are continuously stoned and bridged and of the first
class throughout, and the number of miles and direction
of such of the said canals as are available for steam
navigation.

MIRATION.
On the motion of E
Visco Gunt GODERICII, the follow-
ing returns were ordered : Returns showing the amount
of money at the disposal of the Emigration Commission-
ers, for emigration to the Australian Colonies, in each of
the last ten years, the amount expended, and the num-
ber of emigrants sent out in each year ; and the average
cost per statute adult ; of the number of applications for
passages now in the Cintiiission-office, the amount of
unappropriated balance in their hands, and the probable
number of statute adults for whom that balance will pro-
vide; of the number of persons connected. with the building m
trades sent out during the last x months, and the pro-
portion which they bear to other emigrants during the
same period ; and, of the regulations and conditions
under which passages are granted.