The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-10 00:00:00

ROYAL ASSENT.

The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the bar
of the House and summoned the Speaker and the House
to attend at the bar of the House of Lords to hear the
Royal Assent given by Commission to several public
and private Bills (for which see Lords' report).
Captain CONOLLY presented several yetitiona from
places in Ireland against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. BUTLER presented a petition, from an indi-
vidual in Kent, complaining cf the conduct of a justice
of the peace in that county,
Admiral DUNDAS presented a petition, from a place?
in Sutherlandshire against Sunday labour in the Post-
office.

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to-morrow
leetcommittheee
to inquire into the accommodation provided for the pic-
tures in the National Gallery;
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE.—
REPLY OF HER MAJESTY TO THE ADDRESS.
Sir G. GREY appeared at the bar of the House, and
read the reply of her Majesty to the address on the sub-
ject of Post-office labour on Sundays. Her Majesty, in
substance, acknowledged the receipt of the addles.,
which it will be recollected prayed that the collection,
transmission, and delivery of letters might
fur the future entirely cease on Sundays
in all parfs of the kingdom, and also that inquiry might
be made as to how far the transmission of wails, with-
out injury to the public service might be diminished,
or altogether suspended on those days, and was pleased
to intimate that she would give directions in accordance
with the request.
In reply to Mr. THORNELY, who wished to know
whether foreign letters arriving at Liverpool on Satur-
day would be forwarded by the Sunday mails to London,
Lord J. RUSSELL said the address only prayed that
an inquiry might be made as to the transmission of
letters, and the prayer of that address would he carried
out. There would be no exemption as to the delivery of
any letters on Sunday.
In reply to Mr. GIBSON, who wished to know if the
collection of letters in large towns would be stopped on
Sundays.
Lord J. RUSSELL observed that all he could say was
that the Government would carry into effect the address
of the House.

FACTORY BILL.
In reply to o question put by Lord J. MANNERS,
Sir G. GREY said he should bring up the' report on
he Factory Bill as the first order of the day on Friday.

..iNEW HOUSES OF PARLiAMIN'T.
rylin, __
Mr. HUME moved for a Select Committee to inquire
into and examine
and
theec re variousletiveto the New Houss o
reports, statements,
coeductet° which the works
1 into the manner in a and
plans of the a
Parliament, nto
ascertain
the different estimates made,
with a view
n the cause of the great increase
of charge above the estimate for the plan delivered by Mr.
have been
Barry, and examined
obtained
forwhich estimate the sanction
of
the adoption of the plan;
and that the Committee be
instructed to obtain from
the
sum a 707,0001, by
on proper officers, amounting to
of Parliament was .
all the additions and
alterations made by him Mr. Barry plans and estimatesepe
ehis Oresponsibility;
also those that have been made at thewe suggestioni
under the authority of the Lords of
Commissioners of Woods and Works, or Treasury, the
par-
ties; also what further plans and projected
intended to he carried out for the completion of the said
)
Houses a Parliament, with proper estimates f( h
r
various items, so as to arrive at, the total expense for the
works other s
are
whole building, fittings, and decorations. Re said the
object of his motion w as to put au end for the present to
the proceedings of the Committee of Taste.—(Hear.)
On a former occasion the House refused to grant mon( y
for certain pictures for the new Houses; and his ohjoet
now was to request the House to prevent any further
expenditure under the dire ction of the Committee
if
Taste, it being clearly supetfluous for what he called the
substantial accommodation of the new House. He,
there-
fore, sought by his motion to prevent any further expendi-
ture under that head. The second object of his motion
was that an inquiry should take place with a view to
the examination of the various plans of the
new Houses of Parliament, and also as to how the work
had been executed, and particularly as to the great in-
c,ar9ise of the coot over the estimate, amounting, as he
n a been informed, to the sum of 707,000/. His
motion
_contemplated the giving accommodation I
to front 420 to 460 Members in the NeW klQu4o,