The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.)

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There was a large attendance of stra,nc.,,ers again this
evening in their lordships' house. The Earl of Aber-
deen and the Duke of Argyll occupied their usual seats.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
THE BLACK SEA FLEET.
The LORD CHANCELLOR informed their lord-
ships that since they last met he had received a letter
from Admiral Dundas, enclosing another from Admiral
Hamelin, expressing on behalf of himself and the officers
of the French navy their thanks for the vote that their
lordships had transmitted to them. His lordship then
moved that the letter be entered on the journals of the
house.—Agreed to.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR announced that the
Fisheries Bill had been up brought from the Hours of
Commons.

A oonversation en the subject of convocation here took
place, in which the Earl of Shafteshiary, the Archbishop
of Canterbury, and tho Bishop of London took part.

MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

The Earl of ABERDEEN said—My lords, I am
under the necessity of movint the adjournment of the
house ; but I think it right to inform your lordships
that my noble friend the Secretary of the Home Depart-
ment has been commissioned to propose to her Majesty
a new Administration, and he being engaged in that
work, he (the Earl of Aberdeen) could only move that
the house, at its rising, adjourn till tc-morrow.
Agreed te.
CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS CONTINU•
ANCE BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE BILL.

This bill also passed through committee.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE ,OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time and
'3rdered to be committed :—Aberdare Valley Railway ;
Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Doak ; Colonial
Life Assurance Company ; Glasgow and South- Western
Railway (Steam Boats) ; Glasgow, Dumbarton, and
Helensburgh Railway ; Halifax Gas ; Inverury and Old
Meldrum Railway ; Nottingham and Loughborough
Road ; Regent's Canal (Hertford Union Canal) ; Royal
London Militia ; South Staffordshire Railway; Stainer,
Wokingharo, and Woking Railway (Reading Junction) ;
Staines, Wekingharn, and Woking Railway (Alterations,
&c.) ; Swansea Vale Railway ; Taunton Gas ; Torquay
Market and Slaughter-houses ; Vale of Neath Railway ;
Wadhurst and West Fssleigh Roads ; Wolverhampton
New Water ; Wolverhampton Water.

CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.
The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he had
received a report from the Examiner of Recognisances,
stating that the recognisancea in the Cambridge case
were unobjectionable.
PETITIONS.

Sir J. WALMSLEY presented a petition from the
stage carriage proprietors of Wrexham, praying for a
reduction of the stage carriage duty.

Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from a tempe-
rance meeting, praying for the immediate and total abo•
lition of the sale of intoxicating drinks. (A laugh.)

BALAKLAVA.

In reply to Mr. DUDES,
Admiral BERKELEY read. two letters from Admiral
Lyons, to show that steps were being taken to improve
the harbour of Balaklava, so as to enable free ingress
and egress to transports.