The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-20 00:00:00

QUEEN'S PRISON, &c.

Mr. CLIVE obtained leave to bring in a bill for the abo-
lition of contributions by counties for the relief of prisoners
in the Queen's Prison, and for the benefit of Bethlehem
Hospital.
ANNOYANCE JURORS (WESTMINSTER).

Sir J. SHELLEY obtained leave to bring in a bill to re•
peal the acts relating to the nominating and appointing
householders of Westminster to serve as !Innoyancejurors
and to make other provisions in lieu thereof.
RECOVERY OF DEBTS BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
TRAMWAYS (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. BUTT moved that this bill should be read a second
time.

Mr. VANCE objected to the eccond reading of the bill
and asked that it should be postponed until after Easter.
Preparations were made for a division, but none took
place, and
The motion was agreed to.
METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT
AMENDMENT BILL.

Mr. TITE, in moving that this bill should be read a second
time, stated that it was similar to one which he introduced
last year, but the progress of which was stopped by a dia-
cussio4 as to a re-appoin.traent of debt. The provision as to

such re-appointment had been omitted from this bill, and
had been made the subject of another measure, which also
he should ask the house to read a second time that night.
Mr. LOCKE rose to move that the bill should be read a
second time that day six months. He complained that the
hon. member for Bath had given no explanation to the pro-
visions of this bill, some of which militated very seriously
against the principle of local self-government. The endea-
vour was to take from the vestries throughout the metro-
polis the power which they had hitherto enjoyed, and to
place it in the hands of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
It was, therefore, a question for the house whether that
board had discharged the duties for the performance of
which it was established and whether it deserved the con-
fidence of Parliament. The Metropolitan Board of Works
was established in the year 1855 to carry out the drainage
of the metropolis, and he defied anyone to say what had as
yet been done towards the completion of that work. If
they had done literally nothing for the improvement of the
metropolis they had not forgotten to do something for
themselves, because they had erected a magnificent palace
for themselves in Spring-gardens which would cost from
£40,000 to L 50,000 to the public. He wanted to know upon
what grounds of public benefit the Metropolitan Board of
Works sought the right of levying rates without the inter-
vention of the vestries.

An hon. MEMBER. drew the Speaker's attention toidhe
fact that there were not 40 members present. It was firund
that such was the case, and the house therefore immediately
adjourned at 25 minutes after. 12.

COUNTRY .31ARKETS.

LIVERPOOL-MAR= 19.

There was rather a thin attendance of both the town and
country trade at this morning's market, and we had but a
limited business doing in wheat, at about the former rates
for most descriptions. Oats and oatmeal slow of sale, but
still at the previous currencies. Barley and peas were also
unchanged. Indian corn held for 37s 3d per qr for mixed,
and 38s 6d to 39s 6d for white, with an inactive demand.
Egyptian beans, is dearer. More inquiry for flour, at an
advance of 6d on the week.