The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-26 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—This Evening*
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
St. Helen's Canal and Railway—South Wales Mineral
Railway—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Rail-
way (Steamboat.)—Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway—
Sheffield Waterworks (Bradfield Inundation)—North
Western and Charing-cross Railway—Metropolitan Dis-
trict Railways.

Lord REDESDALE moved that the standing orders
relating to private bills be dispensed with for the remainder
of the session.

The 'notion was agreed to.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (METRIC SYSTEM)

BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill.

The Earl of DONOUGIIMORE appealed to the noble
earl (Fortescue) who had charge of the bill, not to press at
this period of the session. It would not, in his opinion,
simplify matters, but would tend to make inexplicable con-
fusion.

Earl GRANVILLE did not see that the peculiar period
of the session should be considered as a reason for not pro-
ceeding with the bill. The house was well attended, and
he thought they could properly consider the clauses of the
measure. The principle of the bill had already been fully
discussed.

The bill then passed through committee, and was reported
with amendments.

CIVIL BILL COURTS (IRELAND) BILL.

The Commons' reasons for disagreeing with certain
amendments made in this house to the bill were considered,
and their lordships determined not to persevere with their
amendments.

IMPROVEMENT OF LAND ACT 1864 BILL,
The Commons' amendment to this bill were considered
as disagreed with.

HARWICH HARBOUR ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
JUDGMENTS, &I, LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill passed through committee and was reported
with an amendment. The standing orders were then
suspended, and the bill was read a third time and passed,
in order that it might be sent down to the other house to
consider the amendment.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL (No. 2)

BILL.
This bill passed through committee,
CRIMINAL JUSTICES' ACT (1855) CONTINUANCE

BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
ARBIAGLI ARCHIEPISCOPAL REVENUE BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION)

BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
NE W ZEALAND LOAN BILL,
This bill was read a third time and passed.
PUBLIC WORKS (MANUFACTURING DIS-
TRICTS BILL.
This bill passed through committee._

POOR. REMOYAL BILL.
This bill pissed through committee.
EXPIRING LAWS CONTINUANCE BILL.
This bill was read a third time end passed.
PIER AND HARBOURS BILL.

The report of amendments to this bill was brought up
and agreed to.

HIGHWAY ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.
The amendments to this bill were agreed to, and the bill
was then read a third time and passed.

RAILWAY COMPANIES POWERS BILL.
This bill was read a third time and pasted.
[LEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OP COMMONS.--This Day.

The SPEAKER, owing to the difficulty of obtaining the
attendance of 40 members, did not take the chair till half-
past 1.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con-
sidered and agreed to :—Metropolitan and Saint John's
Wood Railway—Alton, Alresford, and Winchester Rail-
way—Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (New
Lines)—Dublin Improvement—North Staffordshire Rail-
way (New Works)—North Staffordshire Railway (Silver-
dale, I,dadeley, an I Drayton)—Great Western Eailway—
North Devon and Somerset Railway—Petersfield and
Bishops Waltham Railway—South Eastern Railway (No.
4).

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Kilkenny Junction Railway—Much Wenlock and Severn
Junction and Wenlock Railway Cmpanies—Aldborough
Pier and Railway—Earl of Abergavenny's Estates—Far-
sontown and Portumna Bridge Railway.
NAVAL DISCIPLINE BILL.

This bill, containing 95 clauses, passed through com-
mittee without a single remark.
POOR RELIEF (METROPOLIS) BILL.
The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed
to, and on the motion that the bill be read a third time,
Mr J. V. MILLER expressed a hope that the President
of the Poor Law Board would not allow the principle of
this bill to be drawn into a precedent for future legisla-
tion.

After a few words from Mr VILLIERS the motion was
read a third time and agreed to, and the bill passed.
SALMON FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was remd a third time and passed.
BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS ACT