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

THIRD READINGS

On the motion of Lord RE DESDALE the following
bills were read a third time and passed :—Newcastle-under
Lyme Burgesses Lands ; North British and Selkirk and
Galashiels Railway ; and Border Union (North British)
Railway.
DIVORCE COURTS.

Lord CHELll,lFoliir;ete draw the attention of the
house to the state of the divorce courts. He hoped their
lordships would excuse his proceeding with his motion,
but he had given notice before he 'was aware the noble and
learned lord (Brougham) intended to bring the sub-
ject under the attention of the house. As the court
was at present constituted, there were many
causes which it was absolutely necessary should be tried
before the full court, and others in which a jury was re
quired. This state of things created great difficulty, as cer-
tain causes requiring full courts might have precedence of
those to be tried before a jury. The result of this
was that the business was accumulating. In cases
where it was necessary to decide upon a fact,
such as whether adultery had or had not been
committed, it might be the best tribunal, but in others,
whore delicate questions of alleged cruelty had to be dis-
posed of, he thought the worst consequences arose from the
whole story being dragged publicly before inquiry. There
was another anomally that at present existed, and that was
that the judge ordinary, in cases where a full court assem-
bled, actually became a nonentity in his own court,
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.

Lord Castlerosse took the oaths and his seat on his
re-election for Kerry, valiant by his acceptance of the
office of Chamberlain of the Royal Household; Mr, J. D.
Fitzgerald, Attorney-General for Ireland, on his re-election
for Ennis; Lord A. Paget, Clerk Marshal, on his re-elec-
tion for Lichfield ; and Lord Fermoy, on his election for
Marylebone

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 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 Ifarbour 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 Governmeht 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-
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 froni North America.