The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-26 00:00:00

PRIVILEGE.

Lord BEAUMONT presented ;petition from Byrne,
M'Arthur, and Hinde, expressing their sorrow for
having committed a breach of privilege in attaching
signatures improperly to a petition to their Lord-
ships' House, stating that they were all poor men, and
praying to be discharged. He gave notice that he should
to-morrow move that they be called to the bar, be admo-
nished, and discharged.

STOCK-IN-TRADE BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.
MARRIAGES BILL.

The Earl of ST. GERMANS moved that the order of
the day for the second reading of this Bill be read for
the purpose of being discharged. He hoped that during
the recess their Lordships would consider this Bill
calmly and deliberately without suffering their minds to
be prejudiced by the vehement denunciations against this
Bill, so that early next session they might take into their
consideration the recommendation of several most pious
clergymen and of the learned members of the Commis-
sion appointed to consider this subject, and that some
such alteration should take place in the law.

The Bishop of SALISBURY said that the report of
the Commission appointed to investigate the subject gave
no opinion on the matter; certainly not one in favour of
the Bill.

The Eirl of ST. GERMANS: said the report pointed
out the evils of the existing state of tho law.

The Bishop of OXFOlib protested against the idea
of the Church of England not condemning those mar-
riages.
The Earl of ST. GERMANS explained. These
marriages might be celebrated in the Church of Rome
by a dispensation from the Pope.
The Bishop of OXFORD said the Pope might, by
dispensation, legalise a marriage between a brother and
sister.

Lord BROUGHAM said that argument from the
practice of the Church of Rome proved too much or too
little, for the Pope might, by a dispensation, enable a
man to marry his grandmother. He should seriously
consider the subject during the recess.
The order of the day for the second reading of the Bill
was then discharged.
The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
their Lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 25.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL.
The House then went into Committee on this Bill,
Mr. BERNAL in the chair.
Clause 9, after a short discussion, was agreed to.

On clause 10,
Mr. VESEY proposed an amendment to the effect that
the election of the medical officer of a dispensary should
be placed in the hands of the committee of management
and not the guardians of the union.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE opposed the amendment,
thinking that it would be against the principle of the Bill,
which was to allow the boards of guardians to have
proper supervision and control over these charities.
Lord NAAS supported the amendment.
Sir D. NOPJtEYS considered that a more harmoni-
-0111 management might be secured by allowing the
medical officers to ba appointed by the boards of guar-
dians.

After some further discussion, the Chairman was di•
rected to report progress and ask leave to sit again.
The House resumed, progress was reported accord-
ingly, and leave was given to sit again to-morrow.
The House then adjourned until Five o'clock.

The Home resumed at Five o'clock.
CHIPPENDALL'S DIVORCE BILL.

Mr. PAGE WOOD brought up the report of the
Committee to whom Mr. Chippendall's petition, praying
to prosecute his Bill for a divorce in forma pauperis, was
referred.—The report was agreed to.
Mr. HUME presented a petitio❑ from Montrose
against the Bill introduced into the House of Lords, and
known as Lord Kinnaird's Bill.
Colonel LINDSAY presented a petition from certain
Odd Fellows in Wigan in favour of the Friendly Socie-
ties Bill before the House.
EXHIBITION OF 1851.
Colonel SIBTHORP wished to ask the Learned At-
torney-General whether it was true that he had refused
to sanction an application for an injunction relative to
the erection of a building in Hyde-park for the proposed
exhibition of 1851?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was true.
Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice then that to-morrow
ho would call the attention of the House to the subject.
TUSCANY AND SARDINIA.

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House was aware that certain demands had been made
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the Tuscan Government, and, at the request of Sir
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George Hamilton, the Tuscan Government wrote him
a communication, offering to refer the matter to the
arbitration of some great power. This commu-
cation Sir George Hamilton forwarded home, but, in the
meantime, a dispatch was sent out to Sir G. Hamilton
requestini him to intimate to the Tuscan Government
that her Majesty's Government were read to accept the
good offices of :Sardinia. Now the question he wished
to ask was whether the communication forwarded by
Sir G. Hamilton reached the Noble Lord before he sent
out that dispatch?
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Government proposed that the dispute should be referred
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George Hamilton, together with the reply that had
been given to it ; but the Tuscan Government re-
fused to accept the good offices of Sardinia, but they
were willing to refer the matter to the arbitration of
Russia. The answer sent to that was that her Majesty's
Government could consent to the arbitration of no
power, and there the subject now rested.
Mr. B. COCHRANE said the point he wished to
have answered was whether or no the Noble Lord bad
received the communication from Sir George Hamilton
before he forwarded the dispatch offering to accept the
good offices of Sardinia.
Lord PALMERSTON said, when the offer was
made in this country by the Sardinian Minister, the
communication had not arrived.

SECURITY FOR ADVANCES (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. MONSELL wished to know whether it was the
intention of the Government to go on with the Security
for Advances (Ireland) Bill this session, and, if not,
whether. they intended to introduce it again at an early
period of the next session ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said there was so much opposi-
tion to the Bill, and so many amendments proposed,
that the Government did not think they would be able
to carry it this session, but they were so fully convinced
of the advantages it would confer upon Ireland
generally that it was their intention next session to re-
introduce the Bill, or one nearly similar to it.
REVENUE OF WOODS AND FORESTS.
Lord DUNCAN said it was his intention to postpone
his motion for the payment of the gross revenues of the
Woods and Forests into the Exchequer.
SAVINGS BANKS BILL.
Mr. SPOON ER wished to know whether the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer intended to go on with this Bill
on Friday next.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not
think he would be able to proceed with the Bill on Friday
in consequence of the Government intending to take
the Committee of Supply on all available nights. lie
would not be able to fix a day for the Bill until the
Committee of Supply had terminated their labours, but
he hoped to go on with it on an early day.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. DISRAELI said it would he very convecient if
the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) would state what
Irish business he inteadel to proceed with on Tuesday
nex t.
Lord J. RUSSELL replied that he would state to-
morrow the course of businesss on that day.
INSURRECTION IN CEYLON—MR. BAILLIE
authen-
ticity AND CAPTAIN WATSON.
Mr. BAILLIE, in rising to ask Lord John Russell
whether he had received a report from the Royal Com-
mission in Ceylon, appointed to inquire into the
of certain proclamations
uponations to which the name
of Captain Watson was attached, and which
ho had declared to ' have been forged, and if he
would lay thein
the table of the
House, begged the permission of the House while
,r of the present session the Noble
he entered bricfly into a matter which personally con-
cerned himself as well as the Hon. Member for Mont-
rose. The House would recollect that at the com-
mencement
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