The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-08 00:00:00

COMMITTEE ON STANDING ORDERS.

Col. W. PATTEN moved the nomination of the fob
lowtog select committee on standing orders :—Colonel
Wilson Patten, Mr. Henley, Mr. Sotherton Estcourt,
Sir R. Ferguson, Sir J. Yards Boller, Mr. Palmer, Mr.
Wrightson, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Thornely, Mr. E. Lock-
hart, and Mr. Bonbam-Carter.
Col. FRENCH complained of the absence of two Irish
members on the committee according to the urinal
practice.

After a few remarks from Col. WILSON PATTEN, de
motion wan agreed to.

COMMITTEE OF SELECTION.
Colonel WILSON PATTEN moved the nomination
of the fcllowing committee of selection :—Mr. Sotheron
Estcourt, Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. Bonham-Carter,
Mr. Palmer, Lnrd Harry Vane, and the chairman of
the select committee on standing orders.
Agreed to.

PRIVATE 111 LtS
Colonel WILSON PATTEN tnoved. the following re-
solution : —That the committee of selection have power
to form and appoint thcomte heetitialg of ail committees on the
private bil t
i referred
inotrs to the General Com-
mittee on Railway and Canal provided seven clear
days'elapse between the second reading of such bills and
the sittings of the committee thereon
clear days' notice only be givenbythiiei th
c! and that three
clerk of the com-
mittee of aelecti4 clerks
n to thea Private Bli-
office of the day and hour filed for the first meeting of
such committee.—Agreed to.
Petitions were presented in favour of' an amendment
in the civil service superannuation fund ; for the
amend-
ment of the Shipping Act ; for a better registrationo
voters ; for the removal of Jo wish diaabdities ; for the
repeal of the paper duty ; for the better provision of
juvnill reformatories ; for the extension of the euffracre
parliamentary reform, vote by ballot, and direct taxa-
tion ; amendment of the law for the sale of beer ; eons-
plAinirg of the present poor-law board control.

TYIAYNOOT a.
Mr. SPOONER gave notice of his usual motion on
Maynootb, on the 21st instant. (Loud laughter.)
•
PUBLIC HOUSE LICENSES.
Mr. K. SEYMEEt asked the Secretary of State for
the Home Department whether the Governmentintended
to propose any alteration in the present mode of lions-
ing*public-bouses and beer-3hop3?
S:r G. GREY said it was not the intention of the
Government to introduce a measure dcring the present
Segsion of Parliament. He begged, however, to say
that the law, with reference to licensirg public•bouses
and beer-shopF, was very defective. (Eiear, hear.) It
was a question requiring to be dealt with with great
caution from the amount of capital invested in the I

trade, as well a 3 other circninAances connected with it.
(Hear, hear.)
SUPERANNUATED FUND.

In answer to a question,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
report had not been received, but he hoped it would
shortly be laid before Parliament.
NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES.
Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that on Monday he
should present a petition from Newfoundland on the
proposed conditions of the French Government relative
to the fisheries of that coast ; and on the same day he
should put a question to her Majesty's Government as
to what were the intentions of the Government on that
subject.

THE ADDRESS.
The report of the committee on the address was
brought up by Mr. Dodson, and read by the Clerk at the
table of the house.
On the motion that the address be agreed to,
Mr. HADFIELD referred to the exaggerated state-
ment contained in the Royal Speech relative " to the
progressive development of productive industry through-
out her Majesty's dominions," and denied that the state
of the country and our colonies was in such a prosperous
condition as to warrant that statement.
Mr. BOWYER asked when the committee on public,
moneys was to be appointed /
Mr. WILSON said be saw no reason why it should
not be done immediately.
The motion was then agreed to, and ordered to be pre-
sented to her Majesty.
On the motion of Lord PALMERSTON, the address
was ordered to be taken into consideration on Monday
next.