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. Ho wever,
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 committee 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 mterests
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, 18.58, was ordered.
POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH AMERICA.
Mr. JACKSON moved an address for copies 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 :
and of all correspondence between her Majesty's Govern-
meat 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.

COINTY RATES (IRELAND). •
Mr. HASSARD asked the Chancellorof the Exchequer
if he intendedto 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 CORR
POATION OF LONDON.
In reply to Mr. J. Locx.E,
Sir G. C. LEWIS said it was his intention to introduce
a bill on the subject of the reform of the Corporation of
and that the bill would be in conformity with
last
recommendationsi of thecommittee on this subject.
tLhoen don
ENGAGEMENTS FBETW
,R EEN RUSSIA AND
ANC E.

Mr. KINGLA.KE asked whether regard for the public
service rendered it expedient to withhold the answers of
Sir J. Crampton to the despatches of the 25th 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.

PERUGIA.
despatch rek-
Mr. RIOT! asked if there was any
and
tive to the events that had taken place at Perugia,
whether there was any objection to lay the same on the
table ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that two letters on
the subject
had been received, but he thought it was necessary. to raa.
e
further inquiries to ascertain the accuracy of the infortna
tion they contained. and he did not think it would be
ad-
visable to produce these letters until such information had
been received. (Hear, hear.)
CRIMINAL J USTICE (MIDDLESEX).
Mr. L. KING moved an address for returns of the num-
ber of days during which the Assistant Judge aad Deputy
Assistant Judge have each respectively sat at the Middle-
sex Sessions in each year since 1844, and of the
amount of fees or salary which have been paid to the
Deputy Assistant Judge in each year since 1844.
And of the number of days the Recorder and the Common
sergeantlhave sat in their respective courts, and the amount
of their respective salaries.
PACKET CONTRACTS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for
a select committee too inquire into the manner in which
contracts extending ver periods of years have from
time to time been formed or modified by biz Majesty's