The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-21 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFIC_E, Seven o' Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING).
Lord REDESDALE, as Deputy Speaker of the house in
the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat on the
woolsack at four o'clock.

There was a very full attendance of peers on the Opposi-
tion side, but the Ministerial side was very thinly at-
tended. None of the new Ministers were present.
After a few petitions had been presented,
Lord REDESDALE rose to move the adjournment of
the house until Thursday next, observing that the house
would only then meet for the transaction of judicial busi-
ness. Public business would not be commenced until
Thursday week.
The motion was agreed to, and the house adjourried.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tuffs EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
SIR ARCHDALE WILSON.

A letter was read from Sir Archdale Wilson acknow-
ledging, in grateful terms, the vote of thanks of the House
for his services in India.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lands Improvement Company Bill, and the Witney
Railway (No. 2) Bill were read a third time and passed.
On the motion for the third reading of the Charing-cross
Railway Bill,
Sir DE LACY EVANS moved that a humble address
be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be gra-
ciously pleased to appoint a commission to investigate and
report upon the various railway projects of which the ter-
mini are proposed to be established within or in the imme-
diate vicinity of the metropolis. The hon. and gallant
member made some observations in support of his motion
which were not audible.
Mr. TITE seconded the motion.

Sir W. CUBITT said that any delay of the bill at the
present time would be fatal to its passing this session, con-
sidering the different stages through which it would have
to go in the House of Lords. There had been abundant
evidence before the Royal Commission, and there was no
testimony given to show that it would injure the market in
the neighbourhood, one of the grounds on which the pre-
sent motion for a commission was founded.

Mr. TITE said that he felt bound to support the
motion of the hon. and gallant member in his
capacity of governor of St. Thomas's Hospital. He passed
no opinion on the subject himself; but from the statement
of the highest medical authorities it appeared that some of
the wards, if not the whole of the hospital, would be ren-
dered useless if the proposed line of approach to the
Brighton and South Coast Railway were carried out.
Such was the unanimous opinion of the medical board of
the hospital at a recent meeting, and he thought a little
delay at the present time would be of no consequence,
while considerable benefit might result from the investiga-
tion of another commission. (Cries of " Divide.")
Col. WILSON FATTEN objected to the motion of the
hon. and gallant member, as being !nest irregular.

After some further conversation the amendment was
withdrawn, and the bill was read a third time and passed.
On the motion for the second reading of the London
(City) Gas Bill,
Mr. Alderman CUBITT opposed the motion, on the
part of the Commissioners of Sewers. He contended that,
if the proposed bill were carried out it would be injurious
to the public health, and he would propose that it be read
a second time this day three months.

Col. NORTH supported the second reading of the bill,
and quoted from the evidence before the House of Lords to
show that, in a sanitary point of view, no detriment would
ensue to the public from the establishment of gas works in
the locality where it was proposed to erect them under the
provisions of the present bill. He would mention that this
day a petition, signed by 400 ratepayers and other persons,
had been deposited at the private bill office in favour of the
proposed measure, and setting forth that they did not con-
sider any injury would result from the establishment of the
proposed works. (Hear, hear.)
After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn,
and the bill was read a second time.

On the motion of Colonel W. PATTEN, the following
was agreed to :—That in the case of unopposed private bills,
suspended in the last Parliament, of which members had
charge who are not members of the present Parliament,
the Committee of Selection have power to refer them to the
chairman of Ways and :Means, and one member for the
place to which the bill refers, and one member not locally
or otherwise interested.

NAVY (SHIP-BUILDING DEPARTMENT.)
Lord C. PAGET, in withdrawing his notice of motion
for a select committee to inquire into this subject,
said he hoped the house would not attribute to him
any desire to shirk this important subject, but that the
house would place confidence in the noble duke at the head
of the Navy Department and himself.
EAST INDIA JUDICIAL OATHS.

Mr. KINNAIRD moved an address for copy of despatch
dated the 12th day of May, 1859, from the Secretary of
State for India in Council, in regard to judicial oaths in
India.—Agreed to.