The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

OF SUPPLY.

Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that, on Thursday next,
he would move a resolution to the effect, that where
notice was given of any amendment on the question for
going into Committee of Supply, or Ways and Means,
each amendment should come on for discussion in its re•
gular order, and that no debate on the original question
should take place until such amendment bad been dis-
posed of.
SUNDAY ARRANGEMENTS IN THE POST-
OFFICE.

Mr. FAGAN asked the Secretary of the Treasury
whether it was intended to extend to the post-offices in
Ireland the regulations existing in the provincial offices
in England, as respects Sunday duties, namely, that they
should be closed on the Sundays from ten A.M. to five
P 2.1„ except for the necessary receipt and dispatch of
mails, the box merely being left open for the receipt
of stamped and unpaid letters; and if so intended, when
was it probable that the alteration in this respect would
be made?

Mr. HAYTER said that, when the original
arrangement was made for the reduction of Sunday
labour in the Post-office, it was in the contem-
plation of the parties who suggested it to extend
the arrangement both to Ireland and Scotland, at
the first convenient opportunity, provided it
should be successful. So far as the measure bad been
carried out in England he (Mr. Hayter) believed it mct
with universal approbation, though a good deal of mis-
apprehension had existed on the subject. Inquiries
had lately been instituted by the Postmaster-General,
with the view of carrying out a similar arrangement in
Ireland and Scotland, and those inquiries having ter-
minated, he had made an application to the Treasury for
its sanction to enable him to carry the new regulations
into immediate effect, and that sanction bad been ob-
tained.
THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

Mr. B. OSBORNE begged to ask the Hon. Member
for Lancaster, the Chief Commissioner for building the
New Houses of Parliament—(A. laugh)—a question.
The House would probably be aware that a Committee
of this House sat in 1846, and they made a report that
they were convinced that so long as certain squabbles
between Mr. Wary, the architect, and Dr. Reid, the
ventilator, continued, the Houses of Parliament would
never bid Eished.—(Laughter.) He begged to ask the
Hoe. Member (Mr. Greene) whether he had succeeded
in adjusting those squabbles, and whether be was aware
that an action was about to be commenced in one of
the courts of law by the architect against the venti-
lator?—(RNnewed laughter.)
Mr. GREENE said 11,,, was certainly aware there was
an action Fending between Mr. Barry and Dr. Reid, but
happily that subject had not come within the pro-
vince of the Commissioners ; but their beet endea-
vours had been applied, of course, to reconcile the

differences between those pal:ties, without, how-
ever, their eines 'riving "hem successful. The
Commissioners were obliged to carry on the works
as well as they possibly could— <A laugh)—but certainly
it was no easy mater to arr: urge maters between the
contending parties.—(Wear, h( )sr.)

Mr. B. OSBORNIJ gave n Mice that on an early day
he should call the at,:entiau of the House to the desira-
bility of getting rid of be ,th Mr. Barry and Dr.
iteid.—(Loud cheers.)