The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-29 00:00:00

SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SONS.

Sardinia
QUEEN'S PLATE.

Stanton
Aoe of Hearts

DUKE OF RICHMOND'S PLATE,
Master Richard
Erin go-bragh ..
King of Utopia ....

ST LEGER.
9 to 4 agst Blair Athol (taken)
7 to 2 agst General Peel (taken)
Bto 1 agst Scottish Chiet (offered)
10 to 1 agst Claremont (taken)
16 to 1 agst Baragah (taken)
25 to 1 agst Ely (taken)

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.—This Day.

The business of the session of Parliament for 1864 ter-
minated to-day. At 3 o'clock the Lord Chancellor, Earl
de Grey and Ripon, Lord Wensleydale, Earl St. Germans,
and Lord Sydney entered the house robbed as Royal Com-
missioners, and, having taken their seats in front of the
throne,
The LORD CHANCELLOR directed the Usher of the
Black Rod to inform the Commons that their lordships
desired their immediate attendance in that house. In a few
minutes afterwards the Speaker of the House of Commons,
accompanied by Lord Palmerston, Sir G. Grey, and a large
number of other members, appeared at the bar.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then informed them that
her Majesty, not thinking it fit to attend and prorogue Par-
liament in person, had abetted the same to be done by
royal commission.
The Royal assent was then given by commission to the
following long list of public and private bills :—Consoli-
dated Fund (Appropriation)—Exchequerßonds(£l,6oo,ooo)
—Fortifications (Provision for Expenses)—Scottish Epis-
copal Clergy Disabilities Removal—Turnpike Acts
Continuance--Registration of Deeds—lonian States
Acts of Parliament Repeal--Turnpike Trusts
Arrangements—. Bank Notes, &c., Signature--De•
fence Act Amendment Acciden, Compensation Act
Amendment—Burials Registration—Bleaching and Dyeing
Works Act Extension—Sale of Gas (Scotland)—Justices
Proceedings Confirmation (Sussex) -- Expiring Laws
Continuance Bank Post Bills (Ireland) corn
Accounts and Returns Westminster-bridge Traffic
Stamp Duties (1861) Act Amendment—Naval and Victual-
ling Stores—Public Schools—Civil Bill Courts (Ireland)—
Harwich Harbour Act Amendment—Portsmouth Dockyard
(Acqisition of Land)—Local Government Supplemental
(No. 2—Criminal Justices Act (1855) Extension
tkrmagh Archiepiscopal Revenues—New Zealand Gas-
rantee of Lean—Public Works (Dlanufacturing Districts)
—Poor Removal—Sheriffs Substitute (Scotland)—Drainage
and Improvement of Lands (lreland)—West Indian En-
cumbered Estates Act Amendment—Poor Relief (Me-
tropolis)--Weights and Measures (Metric System)—
Limited Penalties—Cranbourn-street—Salmon Fisheries
(Scotland) Act Amendment—Poisoned Flesh Prohibition,
&c.—Naval Discipline—Judgments, &c., Law Amendment
—Highways Act Amendment—Rail way*Companies Powers
—Contagious Diseases—Thames Conservancy—lmprove •
meat of Land Act, 1864—Pier and Harbour Orders Con-
firmation—Dublin, Rathmines, and Rethgar Railway—
Great Eastern Railway Junction—Altord and Mable-
thorp Railway—Drayton :function Railway—East Glou-
cestershire Railway—Glasgow (City) Union Railway—
Kingsbridge Railway---Lancashire Canal Transfer—
Launceston, Bodmin, and Wadebridge Junction 'Railway
—Liverpool Central Station—Metropolitan Railway (Not-
ting-hill and Brompton)—Scottish Central Railway (Sta-
tions)—Swansea Vale, and Neath and Brecon Railway
—Tamar, Kit Hill, and Callington Railway -.Worcester,
Dean Forest, and Monmouth Railway—Great Northern
and Western of Ireland Railway (No. 2)--Railway Con-
struction Facilities—KilkennyJ unction Railway—Parsons •
town and Portumna Bridge Railway—Much Wenlock and
Severn Junction and Wenlock Railway Companies—Metro-
politan and St. John's•wood Railway—Alton, Alresford,
and Winchester Railway—Bembridge Railway, Tramway,
and Pier— Dublin and Baltinglass Junction Railway—
Breoon and Merthyr Tydvil Junction Railway (New Lines)
—Dublin Improvement—Great Western Railway—North
Devon and Somerset Railway—North Staffordshire Rail-
way (New Works)—North Staffordshire Railway (Silver-
dale, Madeley, and Drayton)—Petersfield. and Bishops
Waltham Railway—South Eastern Railway (No. 4)—
Cannock Chase and Wolverhampton Railway—Great
Eastern Rail way (Metropolitan Station and Railways)—
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Additional
Power)—Metropolitan Railway (Trinity-square Exten-
sion)—Neath and Brecon Railway (Extension)—Port-
patrick Railway—Portpatrick Railway (Steamboats)—
St. Helen's Canal and Railway—South Wales Mineral
Railway—Exmouth Docks—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire Railway (S,eamboats)—Dublin Trunk
Connecting Railway—Metropolitan Districts Rail-
ways—North Western and Charing-cross Railway—
Sheffield Waterworks (Bradfield Inundation)—Tooting,
Merton, and Wimbledon Extension Railway—Aldborough
Pier and Railway—Holywell Rilway.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then read her Majesty's
speech on the closing of Parliament (which will be found
in another part of The Son), immediately after which his
lordship said, by virtue of the royal commission, he de-
clared Parliament prorogued until Thursday, the 13th day
of October.
The members of the House of Commons then withdrew,
and the proceedings terminated.

--__.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Day.
The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past two
o'clock.

STANDING ORDERS.
Mr FORSTER gave notice that he would move, next
session, for an alteration in the standing order No. 7,
FIRE INSURANCE.

Mr SHERIDAN gave notice that, next session, he
would repeat the motion he had made for a reduction. in
the insurance duty on house and stock property.
THE DANO-GERMAN QUESTION.
In reply co Sir H. VERNEY,
Lord P A.LNIERSTON was understood to say that, -so
long as the Conference was sitting in this country, the
Government interfered, but at present they did not think
themselves bound to make any proposals in reference to the
subject,
THE WOUNDED RIFLEMAN.
Mr IL B. SHERIDAN asked the Under Secretary of
State for War whether the 20th section of the Volunteer
Act of 1863 would apply to the case of a private (William
Lodge, 146, Cannon street-road, St. George's-in-the- East,)
of the Third London Rifle Volunteer Regiment, who was
disabled while under official inspection, and therefore in
actual military service, viz., on the 16th of May, 1864, at
West-end Park, Kilburn—the section referred to being as
follows :—" A volunteer, or non-commissioned office: of
the volunteer permanent staff, disabled on actual military
service shall, according to his rank, be entitled to the like
pensioa and other benefits, if any, as a soldier of her Ma-
jesty's army."
Mr HUTT, in the absence of the Marquis of Harting-
ton, said that, unfortunately, except in the case of injuries
inflicted in consequence of an invasion of the country, a
member of the Volunteer corps would not be entitled to a
pension.

PRISON MINISTERS ACT.
Mr lIENNESSY called attention to the proceedings of
the Middlesex magistrates with reference to the Prison
Ministers Act; and moved an addr, ss for papers. He
said that a petition numerously signed had been presented
against the practice that prevailed at Coldbath-field Prison,
in conformity with the instructions of the visiting jus-
tices of Middlesex. That practice had reference to
the manner in which Roman Catholic prisoners
were treated in regard to being compelled to receive
spiritual instruction from scripture readers and clergymen
of the Church of England, which he contended was in
direct contravention of the Prison Ministers Act, and the
spirit upon which legislation had proceeded in dealing with
Roman Catholic convicts, in order to prevent their con
seientious feeling being outraged under the circumstances
in which they were placed. He denounced in strong terms
the conduct of the visiting justices, which he argued was
a proof' that the old feeling of animosity against members
of the Roman Catholic body was still in existence in this
country,and developed itself frequently notwithstanding the
alleged feeling of religious tolerance which was stated to
prevail.
Mr NEWDEGATE defended the justices of Middlesex
from the imputation of the hon. and learned member, He
said that Mr Pennell (the chairman of that body) was a
guarantee that nothing of an unfair description would be
sanctioned by him. He read the resolution agreed to by
the justices which prohibited interference with the spiritual
instruction of the prisoners.
Sir G. GREY said that his attention had been drawn to
this subject, and from inquiries he had made he was quite
satisfied that there was no foundation for the charges that
had been made against the justices of Middlesex, and he