The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-24 00:00:00

I UPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool-
sack at five o'clock.

The E irl of HARDWICKE gave notice, that on
Monday he would move for a return of the number of
surgeons and aßsiataot-surgeons on hoard her Majesty's
navy ; also a return of the schoolmasters attached to the
same. _ _ _

The noble earl also presented some petitions in favour
of the abolition of church rates. _ _ _

The Doke ~f ARGYLL presented petitions from the
Free Church of Aberdeetshire, and other bodies
in Scot soul, aczain-t any distillation from grain.
Lor 1 CAMPBELL presented a petition for the total
prohibition of the gale of spirit,: on the Lord's•day.
SECOND READINGS.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the Folke-
stone Water Bill, the B. Hit.. Cnarity Estate Bill, and
Price's Patent Company Bill, were severally read a
second time.

The Earl of EGLINTON presented three petitions
from different religious bodies iu Perth. against the grant
to Maynooth.
The M trquis of LANSDOWNE presented two peti-
tions, one from the NonconformiAs of Srlmouth, and
the other from Bridgwater, in favour of the aholition of
church rst.s.

CONVENTION WITH SARDINIA BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of CLARENDON, this
bill passed through committee.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
H BERNIAN MILITARY SCHOOL.

Mr. BRADY ;Eked the Secretary for War if the sum
e,f 2451. in the army estimates of this year, specile 1 as
the salary of the chaplain of the Hibernian Military
School, was for a Protestant or Catholic chaplain, and
what was the relative proportion between the children
born of Catholic and Protestant parents who were edu-
cated at that establishment
Mr. F. PEEL said the sum specified was for a Pro-
testant chaplain. The number of Roman Catholic boys
in the school was 120, which was one-third of the whole
number in the institution ; and the interests of these
boys were as carefully lo,,ked after as fny of the others.
CLOTHING OF THE GUARDS.

CaptainSTUART asked the Under Secretary for War
whether the last detachment .of Guards, 1,000 stronv,
left London on the 12th April with the clothes of 1854,
the new clothing due on the Ist April, 1855, not
having been issued : Whether the allowance made
to the men for wearing their own clothes will
be borne by the contractors or by the Government, from
the let of April to the date of issuing the new clothing
of 1855. Whether any steps have been taken to pro-
vide the Guards with clothing suitable to the Crimean
summer, the issue of white trousers having been lately
discontinued ?

Mr. F. PEEL replied that the question had been
asked in ignor:mce of the regulations in force with
respect to the Guards, which differed from those of re-
giments of the line. In the latter case, as soon as a fresh
issue of clothing was made the old ones were discontinued
but with the Guards the old ones were retained, so that
when the issue of the Ist April was male they would
only be used for parade arid particular occasions, and the
others would be retained. With regard to the latter
part of the question, although white trousers had been
discontinued, other garments of a light description had
heeu sele( ted and would slvirtly be issued.

DIRECTORSHIP OF THE NATIONAL
GALLERY.

Lord W. GRAHAM inquired of the First Lord of
to Triigury whether Sir C. Etstlake had hen ap-
ointed Director of the National Gallery, an:l \Vor-

ruin Se,crelary, and whether Sir C. Eastlake was appoint
ed for five years, or for life ?
Lord PALM ERsToN- said no appointments of that
kind had yet taken place, but the matters were under
conhidtr, t