The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-10 00:00:00

SECOND READINGS.

The following Bills were read a second time, and
ordered to be committed:—
Bishop of London (Saint Michael's Church, Chester-
square) Estate.
Somvrville'a. or Mills' (Buford Rectory) Estate.
RIVER LEE TRUST BILL.

Mr. F. MACKENZIE moved pursuant to notice that
the evidence of Alfred Swaine Taylor, M.D., 1.R.5.,
Professor of Chemistry at Guy's Hospital, J. T. Cooper,
Consulting Chemist at Guy's Hospital, William Thomas
Brands, Professor of Chemistiy, and Dugald Campbell,
Practical Chemist, given before the Committee on the.
River Lee Trust Bill be printed.
After a short discussion the motion was agreed to, the
understanding being that the printing was to be at the
expense of the tart its and not the public.
Several petitions were presented for and against the
recent regulations in the Post-office.
Mr. COCKBURN presented ten petitions from places
in the Metropolis in favour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. WAKLEY presented fourteen ietitions to the
same effect from various parts of the metropolis.
Mr. B. DENISON presented several similar petitions
from places in Yorkshire.
RAILWAYS.

Mr.COWAN moved, pursuant to notice, f)r returns of
the names of the several railway companies against
which any charges have been brought by the Commis-
sioners of inland revenue for arrears of passenger duty,
on the ground of alleged note compliance with the 7 and
8 Vic. c. 85, sec 6; copies of correspondence, since the
Ist day of July, 1848, between the Lords of the Treasury,
commissionkri of inland revenue, or other revenue
board, and railway comini3sioners, on the one hand, and
any railway companies on the other; relative to alleged
nen-compliance with the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 85, s. 6, on
the part of the said railway cowpaties ; of h tters
written, since the passing of the above-mentioned Act,
by the railway commissioner?, to any railway com
panies or board of inland revenue, or other revenue
board, approving of the times of starting the trains of
such railway companies, without in the first place being
applied' to by the said railway companies for such ap-
proval ; of any letter written by the i allway commis-
sioners or board of inland revenue, or other revenue
board, to any railway companies, intimating any
change cf system on their• part, to guide such railway
companies as to the course to be in future adopted by
them for obtaining the approval of the railway com-
missioners of the times of starting their trains, or con-
taining any caution or warning in consequence thereof :
and, of any receipts granted by the revenue to railway
companies, for their monthly payments of passenger
duty, during the period for which arrears of duty are
now charged, stating that such arrears were still due.—
Agreed to.
MONUMENT TO TEE LATE SIR ROBERT
PEEL.

Lord J. RUSSELL said—Sir, I beg leave to give
no:ice that on Friday next, before the other
orders of the day, I shall move that the House
do resolve itself into a Committee of the
whole House wish the view of considering the following
resolution, namely, " That an humble address be pre-
sense i to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to be gra-
ciously pleased to give directions for the erection of a
monument in the collegiate church of St. Peter's, West-
minster, to the memory of the late Sir Robert Peel,
whh an inscription expressive of the public sense of
the great and irreparable loss which the nation had sus.
tained in the death of that late Right Fionourable Gen-
tleman, and to assure her Majesty that this House will
make goof the expenses atelding the same."—(Cheers.)
With the permission of the llouse, I mill now ni,,va that
the House on Friday next do resolve itself into a Com-
mittee of the whole House, for the purpose of consider-
ing that resolution.
The !notion was put and carried ntmTne contradicente.
BUSINESS OF TIIE HOUSE.
_ _ _

Lord J. RUSsELL then stated that after the fore-
going resolution had teen disposed of on Friday, he
proposed to g, on with the Committee of Supply, while
on Monday next he proposed to resume the CL.mtnittee
on the Ecclesiastical Commissions Bill.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill,
Sir G. PEOHELL did not dispute the propriety of
giving additional posers to the inspectors of weights
and measnres, but he complained that while that was
the object of the present Bill, several most useful
Acts of Parliament would be abolished by which most of
the large towns in the kingdom were governed. He
hoped the Government would arrest the progress of
the Bill, because he believed it was a piece of legislation
which was wholly uncalled for. So ne tny important
considerations were involved in the measure that even if
the principle were approved of by .the House, it
would trot be advisable to press it until the subject had
been referred to a Committee of lequiry. He concluded
by moving that the Howe should go into Committee
on the Bill this day three months.
Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH said his object had been
to make the Bill as perfect as possible, and for that
purpose he had taken the advice and received the
assistance of those who were most conversant with
the working of the present la v. The working classes
were the parties who wou:d be henefi'ed moat by the
measure, because they were more liable t) the frauds
practised upon the public by the use of deficient weights
and measures. He trusted that the House would not
accede to the amendment of the Hon. and Gallant
Member. He would not wish to take upon himself the
responsibility of altering the law on this subject unless
be was supported by the opinion of the 113113,?. In de-
ference to the opinion of the lion. Baronet (Sir George
Pechell), he had struck out certain clauses in the Bill
which were objectionable to him.
Sir GEORGE GREY hoped the House would go
into Committee on the Bill. He approved of the princi-
ple of the Bill, which was to assimilate the practice of
examining weights and measures throughout the country,
inf to make that practice is uriforni as possible, which
was not the ease unc'er the existi g law.
Mr. PACKS approved of the principle of the Bill, and
would vote for the House going into Committee upon it
forthwith.
Mr. BROTHERTON hoped Vie House would post-
pone the Committee on the Bill.
Mr. E. ELLICE, Junior, Bain this Bill was little known
in E .gland, and still less in Scotland, and he thought
the country should havo an opportunity of being better
acquainted wi h its provisions. He recently presented
a petition from the Sr. Andrew's district of Burghs,
which he represented, praying that they might be ex-
empted from the eperation of the Bill ; and should the
House ge into Committee on the Bill. it was his inten-
tion to propese a clate,e with the view of exempting the
whole of Scotland from its operation.
Mr. DUNCAN expressed his. intenti in to support
any motion for exeepting Scotland from the Bill, and
of voting at all events for the postp(,ning of the Com-
mittee.

Mr. COWAN hoped the House would postpone the
Committee until the next session of Parliament, and
that the Government in the recess would take into their
consideration a Bill for providing a standard measure.
After a &w w.irds from Sir DE LACY EVANS and the
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Mr. HENLEY said he was by no means satisfied
with this Bill a; it stood, because rit proposed to place
very extended powers in hrinds far less responsible than
at present.
Mr. FREWEN hoped that the Hon. Baronet (Sir
George Pecheli) would not divide the House ou his
amendmPnt.
Sir GEORGE PECTIELL consented to withdraw his
ammdment, and the House went into Committe?, on
the Bill.
On clause 1 being proposed,
Sir G. PECHELL renewed his opposition to the Bill.
11e objected to the details of the Bill, and he thought
it was in direct opposition to all former enactments.
After a f2vv words from Sir G. GREY,
Some conversation took place, in w..ich Mr. Henley,
Sir John Daekwori,h, the Attorney-General, Sir George
E chell, and Iklr. tirotherton took pat.
cobinel DUNE asked if the Bill would ex.,end to
Ireland?
Sir GEORGE GREY said it would.
Colonel .I)I;.NNE 11;:d severel anew means to propose
then, but he should postpone them till the bringing up
of the report.
Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., moved tbat Scotland should
be exempt from !he operation of this Bill.
, Air GEORGE GREY thought the Bill ought to be
Oublikrato Eegland only.
DUCK Ai ORIII had no desire to force the Bill
thind.
"NLEY fri( light a Bill that was required for
as (godly applicable to tI!Z other parts of the

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kingdom, and the statement that neither Ireland nor
Scot and to be subjected to the operation of the
Bi:1 was a strong inducement for him to opp3se the Bill
&Reg- then.
Mr. SADLETR called upon the Right Hon. ifironet
who had ehatge of the B 1t to give a distinct pledge that
the Bill should not extend to Ireland.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said in the existing
state of the law, and as the Bill now stood, it could not
possibly epply to either Scotland or Ireland.
Mr. E. ELLICE, jute, under those circumstarces,
would not press his am endmmt.
Sir G. GREY now suggested that they should agree
to the first two chitties, and then report progress, so as to
give Government an opportunity of considering whether
or no the Bill ought to extend to every part of the
United Kingdom.
Sir G. PECHELL understood that the original Ace,
5 and 6 Will. IV., applied to every part of the kingdom,
but now there appeared to be some doubt as to that.
He should, therefore, move that the Chairman-do at once
report progress.
Sir JOHN I)UCKWORTH was prepared to accept
the proposal of the Right Hon. Baronet the Home Sr
cretery, but he must resist the motion of the Hon. and
Gallant M- mber for Brighton. He only proposed to
take the first two clauses. and to strike out all the others.
Sir GEORGE PECHELL reluctantly consented to
withdraw his amendment.
Clause 1 was then agrees to with amendments.
On clause 2 being proposed,
Sir GEORGE PECIIELL proposed the omission of
certain words which compelled local authorities to
tramfer their standard weights and mea-
sures to the clerk of the peace, with the view
of inserting certain other words, which would have the
effect of continuing the weights and measures of the town
co; Brighton and other places in the same custody that
feey are at present.
The Committee then divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment
Against i t 126

Majority -122
The clause, with some slight amendment-7, was then
agreed to.
The HOLI3O then resumed, and the report was or-
dered to be brought up on Fri,lay next.
MARRIAGE BILL.

Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a large number
of petitions from various parts of Scutlacd in favour of
this Bill.

Mr. COBDEN presented similar petitions from dif-
ferent parts of the naetropoli.
Major BERESFORD presented several —petitions
from 51 rural parishes in Essex against tie Bill.
Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from the
City in ftvonr of the Bill.
Colonel THOMPSON presented .several petitions from
various parts of the metropolis in favour of the Bill.
Mr. FOX MAULE presented a petition from Glasgow
against the Bill.
Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from the Free
Kirk against the Bill. _ _