The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS---(YES'TERDAY.)
THIRD READINGS 3.
The following bills were severally r ead a third time
and passed :—Hedon and Hall, &c., B oads ; Sligo Gas ;
St. John's College, Oxford, Estate ; West Bromwich
Improvement ; Bridge Estate ; Bohan and Nightingale
Lutd (Amendment) ; Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
(Amendment) ; Gun Barrel Proof H ouse (Birmingham
and London) ; Wolverhampton New Water (Amend-
Inent) • 'West Somerset Mineral Rails ay (Amendment).
The 'Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition
'rean the London City Mission agaim st the alterations
made in the Religious Worship Bill. On the motion
of the noble lord, the petition was i ead at length by
the clerk at the table.
Lord BRGUGHAM called the a ttention of their
lordships to a misstatement that had appeared in
I'ne of the daily papers, which p•urported to be
a report of the proceedings that took place in
that
house upon the hearing of s particular case,
by
I the noble lord. That report state d that he (Lord
nughain) had, by an expression of ()I ,inion, turned the
tnajority of the house in favour of a p articular party to
the suit. The fact was that for three weeks before
and a fortnight following the hearing of the
cause he was not in the house at all. He did not attri-
ute any blame to the paper in quiestion, nor to the
comment that bad been made in the cal ise, which, if truly
t6Ported, were both just and proper, be .the attributed the
misrepresentation to some disaffected
.party that was ag-
grieved by the accusation.
After a few words from Lord CAMPI BELL,
ThThe LORD CHANCELLOR con firmed the state-
-114 of his noble and learned friend. The fact was the
Zll3' law lords present at the time were Lord St.
Loand himself. He (the Lord CI iancellor) thought.
e judgment of the court below be maintained.
er,°_,ll St. Leonerds was of a contrary opinion, and ac-
'ing to the rule in such cases the judgment of the
eourt below was confirmed.
The subject then dropped.
, RELIGIOUS WORSHIP DILL.
orT„n.B Earl of DERBY moved the second reading
'ale bill. He regretted the alteration made by the
elect committee, which did not meet with the approval
°I tile noble earl who had originally the charge of the
bAfter a sharp conversation between the Earl of
01113 Y, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, and the Bishops of
pox and OXFORD, the bill was withdrawn.
111 e Assizes and Sessions Bill was read a third time
"4" Passed.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.
he
T Friendly Societies Bill was read a third time and
Passed
Lord CAMPBELL expressing the satisfaction with
ableh
, in the course of its passage through the house,
he nad seen introduced into it a clause tending to guard
against an abuse of the principle of assurance by burial
societies, which might have the effect of leading to those
horrible
crimes which excited so much attention a few
Year, ago.
'4IE COURT OF EXCHEQUER (IRELAND)
BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
The Stock in Trade Bill was read a second time.
Their lordships then adjourned at a quarter past eight
o'nloek.

tiOnSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY.)
THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICE.
Sir J. SHELLEY asked the Home Secretary of State
Whether it was his intention, after the allegations made
!ti the petition presented to the house yesterday respect-
-44g the conduct of the police on Sunday in Hyde-park,
"e institute a searching investigation into their conduct
Sir GEORGE GREY said he had not been able
get to investigate the charges made in those petitions,
lid repeated the statements eby him yesterday
'with reference to the conduct of the police. He had re-
eei°ed a number of representations from persons, some
e ,-eciplaiebeg of the conduct of the police, and others ap-
cl"jog it.
DUNCOMBE, to be in order, moved the ad-
turament of the house. (Laughter.) The inquiry to
e searching and to satisfy the public must be one to
Which the public should have access. A mere report
item the Chief Superintendent of Police or the
"me-office be thought would not be considered
tlatiefactory by the people. Let a commission be ap-
?lnted for the purpose of inquiring into the allegations
t at had been made against the police, with full power
examine witnesses, and hear persons by themselves
vor counsel, when he had no doubt the charges
tioould be fully substantiated. The inquiry men-
fled by the Secretary of State would be a
iercplete farce in the eyes of the public. With reeard
t°4 what he had read of the soldiers and the Home Secre-
ttlYe reply that the commanding officer or commandant
wag
the police for what they had done, the officer
3 only a sergeant.
,Sir G. GREY—I am not aware tbatthat was the case. .
e 7 DUNCOMBE said what he wanted to know
4}laB, what had been done to those men? If by crying
females on the commito the park for their conduct to
they had ed an offence against the civil
weilwer, they ought to be punished as well as men
b_ ° wore fustian jackets. The honourable mem-
ote.r referred to a letter written by the senior curate
St. Botolpb, with reference to the Sunday
"""Ig Bill, which,if true, showed the metropolis to be
'qt. great danger. It was from a minister of the Gospel
and who stated that
P this dition came,
d: People of theescr district of Houndsditclt were the most
ligl'aded ruffians that could be found ire the metropolis.
Sundayved the people would have been peaceable last
ef had the police left them alone. Some
da "" people who assembled there on that
,ry had probably never been there before, from the ex-
iteßeathinin. g
taee4ekole they used, because they were beard to say the
u never seen eo nice a place. Victoria Park FM
to be compared to it, and they should visit it
oet He warned them against keeping the people
visit oi th andark again for should they again
it,hobstruction f the
Pollee „ meet wit rom
mod'. the would proceed, no doubt, to enforce
golit- (Hear, hear.) If it was too late at this
ingent would i;
iniolll f the session to appoints commission to examine
uet of the
o matter he hoped that an inquiry the most
a
G GPrdYicese.x.t 13' be instituted into the con-
Siression
" f""cal said he had never proposed any specific
Park on Sunda of inquiry into the proceedings in Hyde-
°, and otareh-
Plet y, but, as he had promised, a full, corn-
inginquiry should be made with regard