The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-01 00:00:00

lEbttton

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

FRANCE.
The new law on the press has been presented to the
Assembly. It enacts the deposit of caution money,
the payment of fines imposed by the authorities
within three days on pain of suspension of the pub-
lication of the paper, and the revival of the stamp.
The Gazette de France says that the Legitimatists
will oppose the Bill.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE 0---F LORDS.

Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions in
favour of the extensionTHE PARKS. of county
courts.
Lord BROUGHAM asked if there was any objection
to lay before the House the plans for the alteration of
the Green-park and of Hyde-park. He also complained
of the removal of nine elms from Hyde-park. His
Noble Friend who had been recently at the head of that
department would have said with himself, in the words
of Virgil—
Fortunatus
et ille Deos qui novit agrestes."
but it would appear that his successor adopted a different
reading, and said—
" Fortuaatus et ille Deos qni movit agrestes."
Some of these elms had been planted for more than 200
years. He had a motion on the subject for to-morrow,
which he would postpone until Thursday, on the under-
standing that nothing should be done in the meantime.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to
assent to the production of the papers, but not to assent
to the proposition for postponement.
Lord BROUGHAM would then let his motion stand
for to-morrow.

PETITIONS..
The Duke of RICHMOND presented several petitions
in favour of the clause in the Factory of which he
had given notice, and if that clause were not carried he
should, on the motion for the third reading, move that
it be read a third time that day six months.
PRIVILEGES OF PEERS.
The NOBLE DUKE then presented a petition from
Lord Henniker, an Irish Peer, who had been appointed
to serve the -office of High Sheriff of the county of
Suffolk, which he considered was a breach of the privi-
lege of the Peerage, and praying for the interference of
their Lordships.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the selection of
sheriffs was made made not by the Privy Council, but
by the judges of the land, who alone could decide what
was or was not the law, and on them rested the respon-
sibility of the selection. There had been several in-
stances in which Irish Peers had served the office of
sheriff in English counties.
Lord BROUGHAM thought that this was a matter
of privilege, and that, therefore, the House, and the
House alone, could deal with it.
The Earl of WICKLOW said that no Irish Peer had
ever been called on to act as sheriff in his own country,
and there was no reason why he should not be so called
upon if he could be called upon so to act in this country.
lie considered it was contrary to the Act of Union to
call upon an Irish Peer so to act.
Lord CAMPBELL said that to all privileges of Peers
Irish Peers were strictly entitled, but not to privileges of
Parliament, and the exemption from serving the office of
sheriff was not a privilege of the Peerage, but a privi-
lege of Parliament, and therefore an Irish Peer, not a
Member of Parliament, was not exempt.
Atter a few words from Lord MONTEAGLE and the
Duke of RICHMOND, the:petition was ordered to be laid
on the table.
POLICE IMPROVEMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.
COURT OF SESSION (SCOTLAND) BILL.

This Bill passed through Committee.
Their Lordships then resumed.
PARLIAMENTARY FRANCHISE (IRELAND;

BILL

Their Lordships then resolved themselves into Coco
mittee on the Parliamentary Franchise (Ireland) Bill.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following Bills, with amendments, were read a
third time aad passed :
Cork Docks and Harbour Improvement.
Marylebone and Finohley Turnpike Roads.
Rochdale. through Bamford aud Birtle to Bury, and
other Turnpike Roads.
The following Bills, as amended, were considered and
agreed to:—
Birmingham and Pershore Road.

Brigstoeke's (or Player's) Estate.
Castley's Divorce.
_ _

Earl of Lincoln's Divorce.

The following Bills were read s second time, and
ordered to be committed:—

Earl of Shrewsbury's and Grace's Trustees Estate.
Saint Andrew's and Quebec Railroad Company.
Saint Thomas's Hospital Estate.
Westminster Temporary Bridge.
Wolverhampton Improvement Act Amendment.
WESTMINSTER TEMPORARY BRIDGE BILL.
Sir R.:H. INGLIS moved that this Bill, whicl, had
just been read a second time, should be referred to a
Select Committee.
Mr. W. PATTEN thought if the Bill were referred
to a Committee that the trustees of the bridge would be
placed under great disadvantage.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob-
jected to the motion. It was well known that a con-
siderable sum of money had been expended
oa the present bridge with the view of making
it a safe structure, but the object had not yet been ob-
tained, and the commissioners believed that it would be
most to the advantage of the public to erect an entire
new structure on the site of the old bridge, and as they
were anxious that no delay should take place
they thr,ught it advisable to put up a a temporary
erectir,a at once, in order to accommodate the passen•
gers arid other traffic while the works were going on.
if the commissioners found that the bridge was capable
cr't being repaired, so as to render it permanently safe,
they would not erect a new structure.
Mr. L. HODGES supported the motion for referring
the Bill to a Committee.
Sir C. BURRELL and Mr. GREENE also supported the
motion.

Mr. PETO said 70,000/. of the public money bad
already been expended on the bridge, and yet it was
sill in a ruinous state. He thought they ought to con-
sider whether a better site could not be selected than
the present one. He should support the motion of to-
night for sending the Bill to a Committee up-stairs.
After a few words from Mr. P. WOOD, _

Lord R. GROSVENOR said,although the two arches
on the Surrey side of the river were not at present in a
dangerous stata, it was quite impossible to say how soon
danger might arise, and hence the temporary bridge
became necessary.
Mr. W. PATTEN suggested that they should allow
the Bill to go before a private Committee, and defer the
question of referring the matter of a new bridge to a Se-
lect C immittee till the third reading.
Sir R. H. INGLIS said, inasmuch as the question in-
♦olved in the Bill was a public one, he could not consent
to take that course.

The House then divided, when-there appeared—
Fur referring the Bill to a Select Committee 138
Against it _ 15
--123

Majority ...
PETITIONS.

Sir ROBERT INGLIS presented petitions from seve-
ral places in Oxfordshire against the admission of Jews
to Parliament.
Mr FAGAN presented a petition from the Corpora-
tion of Cork. praying that the Petty Sessions Bill may
be passed into a law.
Sir CHARLES BURRELL presented petitions from
Seven parishes in the county of Leicester against the
admission of Jews to Parliament.
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT presented a petition to the
same effect from a place in Wilts (as we understood).
Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from a place in
Leic,sterahire against the admission of Jews into Par-
liament.
Mr. REYNOLDS, who in presenting himself in civic
robes and paraphernalia was received with loud laughter
and cheers, said he had to present a petition
from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses
of. the borough of Dublin, stating that they had learnt
with surprise and deep regret that the Government had
introduced into Parliament a Bill for the abolition of the
office of Lord. Lieutenant. They believed that such
Bill would do great injury to Ireland in general
and Dublin in particular, would increase absenteeism
and loosen that connexion which had long existed be-
tween England and Ireland. They also stated that the
present was a most unseasonable and improper time to
withdraw any benefits from Ireland; and they prayed
that the House would reject the said measure.
Sir GEORGE GREY presented a petition from a
place in the county of Northumberland against the re-
cent regulations in the Post-office.
Mr. BANKES presented a petition from a place in the
county of Dorset against the admission of Jews into
Parliament.
ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE BILL.
In answer to Lord R. GROSVENOR,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the business of Parliament had been interrupted by
the debate last week, and he could not at present fix
any day on which to take this Bill.
BUSINESS OP THE SESSION.
In answer to a glestion from Sir B. HALL,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that on Thursday he
would state what he meant to do with the various Bills,
which mill remained undisposed of.
Viscount DUNCAN moved ler returns of the cost of
construc(ing the wells behind Trida!gr.r-square, and o•
erecting the buildings, engines, mains, pipes, and works
connected therewith. Of the annual expense in main-
taining; and ;_working the same : and of the
establishments, houses, reservoirs, &C.. supplied
with water therefrom, the amount paid for the
water so supplied, and the amount paid by such
buildingF, establishments, reservoirs, Rc., before they
were
so
supplied', Also for copies of the return to an
order of a special court of metropolitan sewers held the
which order was. " That the
29th day of August, 1849,
secretary do forthwith prepare an account in detail of
all the expenditure of and incident to the flush-
ing works done since the opening of the Com-
mission of November, 1347, and of all the work
done 'for such expenditure, and under whose
direction, showing the length of the sewers cleansed,