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114PFA1itt• PARLIAMENT.

18.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—MoNDAy, Jrxs
The LORD ClisnefilLon took his seat on the woo/sack at
5 o'clock.
The Earl of ZHAFIESTILTEY presented a petition from
Iruilisten-bY-the-Sea against the compulsory abolition of
church rates.
PRIVATE BIiSMES.S.
The following private bills were read a third time and
—Greenwich and Woolwich Lower-road ; Harn-
Ce,dßlandford, and Dorchester Road ; and Macclesfield,
Xnutaford, and Warrington.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY (ADDITIONAL
POwEitS) BILL.
On the order for the third reading of this bill,
The Earl of ZRTLAND moved the omission of clause 42,
the object of which was to limit the amount of compensa-
tion in the event of accidents to be paid to passengers by
the workmen's trains to 1001. ; and to provide that it should
be ascertained not by a trial by .jury but by arbitration.
The Duke of RICHMOND, in the interest of the work-
ing men themselves, supported the retention of the clause.
By their act the company were only bound to run one
workmen's train each way per day ; but finding that that
was not aufacient to meet the wants of the working men,
they now ran three such trains in the morning, and allowed
the persons who travelled by them to return in the evening
by any of the ordinary third class trains. If this clause
was struck out of the bill they would put down those extra
trains, and limit themselves to the one per day which
they were compelled by law to run.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY viewed the clause
with great suspicion, but on the understanding that it was
sot to be treated as a precedent which should be followed
upon other occasions, but should be strictly confined to
the case of the Metropolitan Railway, which had no doubt
done a good deal to afford accommodation to the working
classes, he would not endeavour to strike it out of the

Earl NELSON said that the principle of this clime MIS
tot a novel ate, but had airway been acted upon in other

bills.
The clause was then agreed to, and the bill was read a
third time and passed.
THE COLONIAL CHURCH.
The Bishop of LONDON prevented a petition from Miss
Burdett Coutts, complaining that in the case of certain
colonial bishoprics, to the establishment of which she had
been • liberal contributor (60,0001.), there had been a
dismal" of the funds from the objects for which they

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The petition wee deemed of sufficient importance to be
read by the clerk at the table, and a debate followed, in
the course of which
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY remarked that the
problem to be solved was how, after the recent decision of
the Privy Council, the connexion between the mother
church and the church in the colonies could be main-
tained. After that decision there could be no doubt that
the colonial church was effectually severed from the
supremacy of the crown, and the only way to remedy the
evils which had been produced in consequence was to legis-
late upon the subject.
Earl GREY considered that if the doctrines and formu-
laries of the established church were to be preserved, it
was necessary to maintain the supremacy of the crown
over every branch of the church. He recommended that
a select committee should be appointed to inquire into the
actual condition and position of the colonial bishops.
Earl RUSSELL suggested that there were grave doubts
as to the propriety of parliament exercising its power of
legislating. The decision of the Privy Council in the
Coleus) case showed the danger and difficulty of treading
upon this ground ; and he had always understood that
when once a representative constitution had been given to
a colony it was not in the power of the crown to with-
draw it.
The Bishop of OXFORD was of opinion that the im-
perial legislature had morally bound itself rot to interfere
needlessly in the course prescribed by the colonies for the
regulation of their spiritual and temporal affairs.
Remarks were also made by Lord Lyttelton, Lord
Houghton. and the Duke of Argyll, and the discussion
was brought to a close by a notice from the Archbishop of
York that on Thursday next lie should move for a select
committee to inquire into the connexion between the
colonial church and the church at home.
On the order for reading the Public Schools Bill a third
time, the Earl of Derby moved as a proviso that the
power of changing the governing body of any of the
public schools should not be vatted in the commissioners
named in the bill.
The motion was opposed by the Earl of CLARENDON
on behalf of the government.

Their lordships divided—
For the amendment
Against it
(Laughter.)
Some other amendments of a formal character having
been agreed to,
The bill was passed.
The following were also read a third time and passed :
The Labouring Classes Dwellings (Ireland) Bill, the Fishery
Piers and Harbours (Ireland) Bill, the Belfast Constabu-
lary Bill, the Indian Prize Money Bill, and the Lunacy
Acts (Scotland) Amendment Bill.
Their lordships rose at five minutes past eight.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, JUNI 18.
The SPEAKIR took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time end passed :
Ayr Harbour ; Bradford Corporation ; Cambrian Railways
(New Works) ; Cork Harbour ; Devon Valley and North
British Railway Companies (Arrangements) ; Glasgow
Police ; Great Northern and Western (of Ireland) Rail-
way ; Lancashire Union Railways ; Langhorne Railway ;
Magdalen Hospital ; North British Railway (Camps, kc.
Branches); Waveney Valley Drainage ; Whitehaven and
Furness Junction, and Whitehaven, Cleator, and Egre-
mont Railway ; and 'Wycombe Railway Bills.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. HILDYARD took the oath and his seat foe the
southern division of Nottingham, in the room of Lord
Stanhope, called to the Upper House.
GAS LIGHT AND CORE BILL.
On the order for the third reading of this bill,
Mr. J. S. MILL said he had been requested tie Friday
night last to keep the question relating to this bill open
until that day, but having since consulted a number of his
friends he was informed that it was not in consonance
with the usages of the house to silk for an immediate re-
hearing of a matter that was so fully discussed the other
day. He held in his hand a paper he had received rela-
ting to the subject, but which being informal he could not
present to the house. It was signed by ;18 persons repre-
senting 151 houses and about 153,0001. worth of property.
and they protested strongly against the evidence of the
single witness on whose testimony they asserted the com-
mittee decided against them.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
MODERN CREATION OF PEERAGES.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH gave notice that upon Thursday
nest he would move for a return of all the peerages which
bad been recommended for creation by the government of
the late Lord Palmerston between 1859 and 1865 inclusive,
and also of all the peerages recommended for creation
during the tenure of office of the present government.
(Hear, hear.)

TRADES' UNIONS.
Mr. E. COCHRANE gave notice that on Friday, the
29th June, he would cnll the attention of the house to the
dangerous increase in the organisation of trades' unions,
and move for papers upon the subject.
THE FENIANS AND
ERN THE UNITED STATES
GOVM
Mr. WHITE gave notice that upon Thursday next he
would ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, look-
ing to the conspicuous good faith and friendly feeling
of the government of the United States towards this coun-
try in their recent conduct in reference to the Fenian', her
Majesty's government were now prepared to refer all dis-
pot and claims on the part of the government of the
United States to an arbitration which should be mutu-
ally acceptable. (Hear, hear.)