The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-30 00:00:00

I ourtt ISWtion

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock.
SMALL TENEMENTS RATING BILL.

This Bill was read a second time.
GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH (No. 2) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL.
The report on this Bill was brought up.
HIGHWAY RATES BILL.

The Highway Rates Bill was read a third time and
passed.

FISHERIES ON THE FRENCH COAST.-AR-
REST OF ENGLISH FISHERMEN.

The Earl of WICKLOW asked the Noble Marquis
whether he was aware that several English fishing-
boats had been lately seized and carried into French
ports, on the ground that they had been encroaching on
the rights of the French fisheries, and whether any
steps had been taken to remedy the grievances
of the English fishermen who had been con-
demned in large fines by the French authorities.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that fir a long
time there tad been disputes as to the rights of French
and English fishermen. In 1838 a treaty had been en-
tered into, by which it was agreed that the ocean within
the coasts of the respective countries should be con-
sidered as leslongiag to those countries. There was
an exception to this rule, which was the coast be-
tween Jersey and France; there a certain line had
been drawn; now it so happened that exactly upon this
line a bed of oysters had been discovered ; whether
these oysters bad had private information of the.
treaty, and had taken advantage of it, he did not
know—(A laugh)—but it was upon this bank
that the alleged encroachments had taken place.
the temptaticn to erercachment was too strong for any
fishermen. Several French fishermen had been arrested by
the English authorities for encroachments, and had been
fine, and several English fiseermen had been arrested
by the French authorities. By the treaty parsons so
arrested were brought before the magistrates of the
respective countries, and the Consul was to attend
and watch proceedings, and if he thought injustice
had been done, it was his duty to report the same to his
Government. Several English fishermen had been
taken into Dieppe ; the Consuls had attended and had
made no representations to the Foreign-t,ifice, and there•
fore the Government had no reason to believe that in-
justice had been done in any of these cases.
PROVISION FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved that an ad-
dress be presented to her Majesty, in answer to her mes-
sage, assuring her Majesty that the House would adopt
means to secure to his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales the possession of Marlborough House so
soon as he should attain eighteen years of age. The
necessity for asking this opinion at present was that
Marlborough House was to be devoted to the exhibition
of the pictures lef% to the nation through the patriotism
of the late Mr. Vernon.

Lord BROUHANI seconded the motion, and in so
doing passed a high eulogium on Mr. Vernon.
Lord REDESDALE thought it would be adviseabla to
fix on Alarib:lrough•house as a residence in perpetuity
fur the future heirs of the Throne.

The motion was then agreed to.
CANTERBURY SETTLEMENT BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.

FEES OF TIIE OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE.

The Marquis of LANSDO WNE moved a resolution
to the effect that the House concurs in the suggestions
of the Committee recommending the reform of the fees
of the officers of this House, and would carry the same
into effect.—Agreed to.
The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
their Lordships adjourned.