The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-04 00:00:00

done to the former borough. He should divide upon
the clause.
After a few words in reply from the LORD AD-
VOCATE,
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but iso division
took place, and the clause was agreed to.
On clause 18 being proposed,
Mr. F. MAULS moved that all the words from the
words " kirk sessions" down to the words " boards" be
omitted.
Mr. BOUVERIE supported the amendment.
Mr. LOCKHART opposed it.
A short discussion then took place ; after which,
strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment 3O
Against it

Majority for the clause
Clauses 19, 20, 21, and 22, were then agreed to.
When clause 23 was read,
Mr. F. SCOTT proposed as an amendment, " that
after the word 'assessment,' the words or in which such
funds shall have been provided by legal assessment for
thirty consecutive years immediately prior to the Act,'
should be inserted." He took the opportunity also of
stating that there was as much chance of maladminis-
tration with this Bill as there was in the present state of
the law. No case in his opinion had been made out for
the proposed alterations.
The LORD ADVOCATE said that, heretofore, those
who held land or houses, and who were assessed, but
were not heritors, were not represented, nor could take
share in the election of those who represented them ;
but the principle recognised in the present measure was,
that those who were assessed, whether they were heri-
tors or not, should be represented.—(Hear.)
11r. F. M .I.ULE was glad to hear that announcement,
for he quite concurred with the Lord Advocate that all
who were assessed, whether they were heritors or not,
should have a share in the representation.
Mr. ELLICE, jun., feared that the numbers in parishes
who were not heritors were so great as to materially
embarrass the proceedings.
The clause was then agreed to.
Clauses 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 were also made
part of the Bill.
On clause 32 being read,
The LORD ADVOCATE, in answer to a question
from Mr. Bouverie, said he thought it better to put on
the local board the responsibility of supervision.
The clause was then agreed to, as was also clause 33.
Clause 34 was then agreed to.
On clause 35 being put,
Mr. WATSON moved that the Chairman report pro-
gress. -
Sir JAMES GRAHAM denounced, and Lord HOWICK
idvocated this course, which being put from the chair,
was adopted. ' •
PAROCHIAL SETTLEMEN r BILL.

__OD the question that the other orders of the day be
proceeded with, al.; second reading of the Parochial Settle-
ment Bill, the committal of the Commons Inclosure and,
Lunatic Asylum Bills, and the second reading of the Con-
stables Public Works (Ireland) Bill were postponed till
this day.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND BILL.

This Bill was ordered to be reported on Tuesday next,
and the Committee on the Merchant Seamen's Bill was
deferred till the, same day.
COAL TRADE (PORT OF LONDON) BILL.
This Bill was ordered to be committed on Monday next.

FIELD GARDENS BILL.
The report was brought up and agreed to.
FOREIGN LOTTERIES BILL.
The report was brought up and received.
SMALL DEBTS BILL (No. 2)
This Bill was read a second time.

COLLEGES (IRELAND) BILL.
The. Committee on this 'Bill was postponed until
Monday.
DRAINAGE (IRELAND.)
Sir T. FREMANTLE obtained leave to bring in a
Bill to amend the Bill of 1841, respecting drainage in
Ireland.

_
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at one o'clock.

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Majesty the King of, the Belgians held a Diplo-
matic Levee yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham
Palace.
The Members of the Diplomatic Corps arrived at the
Palace at one o'clock and were ushered into the Library.
,There were present—Count de St. Aulaire, the French
,Ambassador ; Count de Jarnac, First Secretary ; Count
Louis de Noail!es, Secretary ; Baron de Talleyrand,
Attach& • and Mr. George de Rabaudy, Chancellor of
the Embassy ; Count Dietrichstein, Austrian Ambas-
sador, and Baron Koller, First Secretary of the Em-
bassy ; Sarem Effendi, Ottoman Ambassador, and Mons.
Agop, Secretary, Interpreter of the Embassy ; Mons.
Deck', the Foreign Minister, and Mr. Stratenus, First
Secretary of the Legation ; Count do rollon, the Sar-
dinian Minister; M. Fortique, the Venezuelan Minister;
Prince • Castelcicala, Sicilian Minister ; Count de
Kielmannsegge, the Hanoverian Minister ; the Chevalier
Bunsen, the Prussian Minister; and Baron Thile, Secre-
tary of Legation ; Le Commandeur Marquis Lisboa,
Brazillian Minister ; Mr. Everett, United States Mi-
nister ; Count de Reventlow, the Danish Minister ;
and Mr. de Brelke, Secretary of Legation ; Mr. Murphy,
Mexican Minister ; Le Duc de Sotomayor, Spanish
Minister ; and Le Chevalier de Pedrorena, Second
Secretary of Legation. Baron de Gersdorff, Saxon Mi-
nister ; Mr. Colquhoun, Diplomatic agent for the Hanse
Towns ; Mr. Masquera, New Granada Charge
d'Affaires ; Baron de Rehausen, Swedish Charge
d'Affaires ; and Mr. Ashbel Smitb, Charge d'Affaires
of Texas.

Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians
entered the library soon after one o'clock, attended by
the Baroness d'Hooghvorst, Dame d'Honneur, and
Major A. d'Hanina de Moerkerke, Officers d'Ordon-
nance. M. Van de Weyer, her Majesty's Representative
at the British Court, then presented the Members of the
Diplomatic Corps to their Majesties. After the reception
their Excellencies retired.

His Excellency M. Van de Weyer was attended by
Mr. Charles Drouet, Secretary of Legation, and Mr.
Charles Castellain, Vice-Consul of Belgium. '
The Queen and Prince Albert, and their Majesties
the King and Queen of the Belgians, went yesterday
afternoon to Ealing Park, to honour Mr. and Mrs. Law-
rence with a visit. The Viscountess Jocelyn, Baroness
d'Hooghvorst, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie,
were in waiting on the Royal party.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by
the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taken an airing yes-
terday in an open carriage and four. His Royal Iligh-
ness Prince Alfred was taken an airing in the royal
gardens yesterday.
The Hon. Eleanor Stanley, and the Hon. Caroline M.
Dawson have succeeded the Hon. Misses Paget and
Liddell as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to her Ma-
jesty.
The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buck-
ingham Palace. The company included their Majesties
the King and Queen of the Belgians, his Royal High-
nesi Prince George, Count St. Auleire, the French Am-
bsssador; M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister; the
Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Westminster, Lady ElizabetlsiGrosveuor, the
Marquis of Granby, Viscountess Jocelyn, Baroness
d'Hooghvorst, Lord and Lady Glenlyon, Colonel the
Right Hon. G. L. Dawson Darner, the Right Hon. H.
Lytton Bulwer, and Major de Moerkerke.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards were in attend-
ance during dinner.
Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party. The
company consisted of their Serene Highnesses Prince Ed-
eard and Prince Herrmann of Saxe Weimar, Madame
Van de Weyer, the Duchess of Sutherland, and
Lady Caroline Levcson Gower, the Duchess and Made-
moiselle de Coigny, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Exeter, Earl and Countess Delawarr, and Lady Mary
Sackville West, Captain the Hon. Mortimer Sackville
West, the Earl and Countess of Jersey and the Ladies
Clementina and Adela Villiers, the Hon. Francis Vil-
liers, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, the Countess
of Verulam and Lady Jane Grimston, Viscount Seaham,
Lord Leveson, Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, Hon.
M: <. George Dawson Darner and Miss Dawson Darner,
Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Hon.
James P. Murray, Captain Francis Seymour, and Capt.
W. Baillie Ilamilton.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, accom-
panied by the Princess Mary, visited the Gardens in the
Regent's Park, yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge took a
drive to Kew yesterday, returning to town in the after-
noon.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at Cam-
bridge House.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honoured the
Italian Opera with their presence last evening.
The Attorney-General for Ireland had an interview
with Sir Robert Peel yesterday.
Mr. Dean. Chairman of the Customs, had an inter.
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at
his official residence in Downing-street.
Sir Edward Disbrow had an interview with the Earl
of Dalhousie yesterday at the office of the Board of
Trade.