The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-21 00:00:00

WOOLWICH EXEMPTION BILL.

Sir W. CODRINGTON, in moving the second reading
of this bill, said he would make a few observations, as he
understood that some opposition would be offered to it.
The inhabitants of Woolwich had gone to an expense of
£25,000 in constructing sewers for the drainage of the town
since the board had been established. According to this
scheme of drainage, Woolwich would be called on not only
to pay for what was unnecessary, but also to endure what
would be of great detriment to them in a sanitary point of
view.

Mr. TITE opposed the motion. He could not see what
ground there was for any exception from taxation towards
carrying out the arterial system of drainage that had been
decided on. It appeared that Woolwich had expended
£25,000 in effecting a local drainage which was sufficient,
but the same was the case with London, which
had expended some hundred thousands on the same object,
and yet it was considered that it was not entitled to exemp-
tion. He concluded by moving that the bill be read a
second time that day six months.
After a few word from Sir B. HALL, the motion for the
second reading was negatived without a division.

PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented from the shipowners, merchants,
&c., in Newry, praying for a removal of the restrictions on
shippiig; from Aberdeen and other places, praying for a
commission to inquire into the working of the present
system of the sale of spirituous liquors ; in favour
of those employed in provincial post-offices being
placed on the same footing with reference to superannua-
tion as those engaged in the post-office in London ; for the
admission of Jews to the trusteeship of charitable founda-
tions ; in favour of vote by ballot and short Parliaments.
EAST INDIA LOAN.
Lord STANLEY brought up the report on the East
India Loan, which was laid on the table.
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS CHARGED WITH
SEDITION IN IRELAND.
Mr. MAGUIRE gave notice that, on an early day, ho
would ask a question on this subject.
ARMY DESERTIONS.
Sir DE LACY EVANS mover a return of desertions
from the army between Januadry for
Ist and December 31st,
1558, distinguishing the numbers from each regiment and
depot of each arm of the service ; specifying the numbers
deserted between enlistment and attestation; between
attestation and final approval ; the numbers after final
approval, and after passing into the ranks ; those who
deserted before being clenlBoosutrBnhp;aoenfrdfrootfhmeen out-stationstliostt
Pensioners,a nubtmsynbem ritlohiortefirateuhcsnretuiartiffe
United
ing districts ; the enlistments by regimental recruiting
parties showing,gaoomr finally,isin
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ra
emits remaining in the ranks on the 31st of last Docem-
ber.—Agreed to.
SLAVE TRADE (ZANZIBIt )
Mr. KINNAIRD moved for copy the letters of the
Government of Bombay to her Maje -t
s Secretary of State
for India, or the Court of Directors,sy forwarding letters
written in August and September, 185'8, by Capt. Rigby,
the Company's agent at Zanzibar, on the subject of the
slave trade at Zanzibar, and along the Mozambique coast.

THE IRISH CONSTABULARY.
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for lreland,
Governmentto make,
or to propose to male, any increase in the pay of the Irish
Constabulary ; and, in case such an intention has been
arrived at, whether he was prepai ed to say what increase
had been decided upon to be made or proposed.
Lord NAAS said that there had been an increase made to
the pay of the force in question, and it was not intended at
present to snake any further increase.
THE MURDER OF THE REV. MR. NIXON.
Sir H. KEATING asked whether it was true, as stated
in several newspapers, that the law officers of the Crown
in Ireland had in their possession the deposition
of a person named Heraghty identifying, one of the three
persons who attempted to murder the Rev. Mr. Nixon ?
Mr. WHITESIDE said that the Govesnmen twerp in
possession of the deposition alluded to, but they would not
act upon it. From the statement of Higarty it appeared
that young Mr. Nixon, son of the gentleman who had been
fireJ at, was one of the party that was engaged in the
attack ; but it was found he was 150 miles from the place
where the murder was attempted at the time. Higarty had
also denied, when first examined, that he knew anything
about the persons who were guilty of the murderous assault.
He was a wandering sweep, very blind, and, under all the
circumstances, it was not deemed advisable to act on his
deposition.
EXCISEABLE LIQUORS IN SCOTLAND.
Viscount MELGUND asked whether it was the inten-
tion of the Quorum:tent to moye f a a soled ( o *
nil 3 upon

the laws concerning the sale and consumption of excisable
liquors in Scotland ?
111 r. WALPOLE said that, taking into account the ex-
pense of bringing up witnesses, it waswasconsidered to be more
advisable to issue a Royal Commission.

FISHERY PIERS AND HARBOURS (IRELAND).
Lord J. BROWNE moved for a return of expenditure
of two sums of £50,000 and £40,000 granted by the acts
9 Vic. c. 3, and 10 and 11 Vic. c. 75, for the improvements
of fishery piers and harbours in Ireland—the return to spe-
cify for what work each grant had been made, with the
name of the county in which it was situated ; the gross
amount granted for each county ; and a statement of the
amount (if any) remaining unexpended.
DESERTED CHILDREN.
Mr. GREGORY moved for a copy of all correspondence
that had passed between boards of guardians in Ireland and
poor-law commissioners since the list day of January, 1858,
on the subject of the religious registration of deserted
children; and of all, opinions given by her Majesty's law
advisers on the subject.