The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-16 00:00:00

BURGESS BILL.

O❑ the motion of Mr. P. HOWARD, an address was
agreed to for a return of the number of municipal electors
on the burgess roll of eich city and borough.

IRON VESSELS.

On the motion of Mr. WAWN, a return of all iron
vessels was agreed to.
AUDITING OF RAILWAY ACCOUN rs.

Mr. H. BROWN asked the President of the Board of
Trade, whe.her the Government proposed t,) introduce
any other Bill for the better auditing of Railway Ac-
counts.

Mr. LABOUCHERE said all he could promise at
present was, that the subject should continue to engage
the attention of the Government, and h 3 would very
much rejoice if he should be enabled in the course of
next session t 3 introduce some measure with reference to
the auditing of rsilway accounts.
Mr. BROWN gave notice, in consequence of the
reply of the Right Hun. Barone', that he woUld bring
btfore the House, on an early day next session, the
proceedings of the Government with reference to rail-
way affairs generally.
Mr. LOCKE gave notice of a motion on the same
subject.
THE ZOLLVEREIN.

Mr. STANFORD asked the Secretary for Foreign
Affairs whether her Majesty's Government has received
from the resident British Ministers at the several Courts
of Austria, Prussia, and the other German states,
any documents- and dispatches on the subject
of the contemplated reconstruction of the Zoll-
verein, or German Customs Union ; whether
such dispatches conveyed any opinion how far
such reconstruction of the Zillverein would affect
the commercial relations at present existing between
Great Britain and the several German states; and
whether there was any objection to lay such dispatches
and documents (if any) on the table of the House.
Lord PALMERSTON said a great deal of correspon-
dence had taken place with her Majesty's Ministers in
different parts of Germany on the subject to
which the question of the Honourable Gentleman
referred. The matter was not a reconstruction, but a
revision of the Zollverein, but it was at present
in that state which rendered it impossible fur
him to lay before the House any papers which
would give any satisfactory result. The matter was
only beginning to be discussed in Germany; and he ap-
prehended that the only way in which the commercial
relations of this country could be affected would be in
increasing the duties now levied on articles of British
produce or manufacture. He was, however, at
present not able to say how far that was likely to be the
case; but her Majesty's Ministers abroad would be in-
structed to endeavour to persuade the Governments in
question not to adopt any increase of duties.
OCCUPATION OF ROME BY THE FRENCH.
Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to know whether the
Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) had made any commu-
nication to the French Government with respect to their
continued occupation of Rome?
Lord PALMERSTON—No remonstrance has been
made by the British Government.
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COURT OF CIIANCERY.
Mr. PAGE WOOD, at the request of the Committee
on Public Salaries, wished to ask the Noble Lord
at the head of the Government whether he
could assure the Rouse that every appointment made or
to be made by the present Lord Chancellor would be
subject to the approval of Parliament; and, secondly,
whether the Government intAidcd during the present
session to introduce any Bill for the purpose of
paying the officers of the Court of Chancery by salaries
instead of fees.

Lord J. RUSSELL Said that any appointment made
by the present Lord Chancellor would be subject to the
supervision of Parliament. With respect to the second
'question he could not say whether in the present ses-
sion the Government would be able to introduce any
measure on the subject.
Mr. HENLEY wished to know whether the same ar-
rangement had been made with respect to the present
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas as had been
made with the- present Lord Chancellor when he held
that office?
-Lord JOIN RUSSELL said that ho had made no
arrangement with the present Lord Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, c,inaidesing that as an inquiry was going
on the remuneration of that great officer would be sub-
ji et to the approval of Parliament.
Mr. lIUME wished to know whether the retiring
p nsion of the present Lord Chancellor was to be 5,0004
a year?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the present Lord
Chancellor had taken office subject to any regulation
a at Parliament might mite.

In answer to a question from Sir D. L. EVANS,
Lord ASHLEY said he hoped that a very consider-
able part of the appendix to the report on the supply
of water to the metropolis would be ready for pre.seats-
tion in about ten diys.

THE SEWERS COMMISSION.
In reply to the following questions from Lord
DUNCAN,

1. Why the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers,
when on the 23d of November, 1849, they made a by-
law creating the office of engineer, and charged the rate-
payers with the sum of 1,5001. a year for the salary and
travelling expenses of such officer, publicly announced
to the'ratepayers that the name of the individual whom
they had selected was Mr. Frank Foster, and so con-
tiuued this designation until the 11th of January, 1850,