The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-12 00:00:00

DITERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at the usual hour,

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Portmadoc and Beaverpool Bridge Road was read a
second time.

The Hayling Bay Company, the Millwall Canal Wharfs
and Graving Docks, Durham University, and the Edge-
ware, Highgate, and London Railway bills were read a
third time and passed.

KIDNAPPING IN THE UNITED STATES.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH drew the attention of

the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the kid-
napping of subjects of her Majesty in New York for the
purpose of enlisting in the army of the United States. It
was a subject of very serious moment, because men were
compelled to take up arms in America without the
slightest disposition on their part for such a pur-
pose. The persons kidnapped were mostly sailors,
and one case had occurred in which a surgeon sent
a sailor on shore to get a bath. He was inveigled to
a place where he ur as drugged, and he was not allowed to
come to himself until his ship had sailed, and then he
found himself dressed in the Uuited States uniform. He
could not suppose her Majesty's Government was igoorant
of the proceedings, and he wished to ask what step had
been taken to protect her Majesty's subjects from such a
monstrous system.

Eail RUSSELL said that the bounty paid by the
United States Government fur each man enlisted was as
much as 600 dollars, and unfortunately this was an induce-
ment to unprincipled persons to drug or otherwise keep in
their possession sailors or other persons until they coulel get
them to enlist, and thus profit by the bounty. He was sorry
to say that although Lord Lyons had complained to the
American authorities, he had not yet received any satisfac-
tory statement on the subject. It was the intention of her
Majesty's Government to make the strongest remonstrance
possible in order to put an end to the disgraceful practice
alluded to,

REGISTRATION OF COUNTY VOTERS (IRE-

L AND) BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL BILL,
This bill was read a second time.

UNDER SECRETARIES INDEMNITY BILL.
This bill was read a second time,
COMMON LAW PROCEDURE (IRELAND) ACT

AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill passed through committee and was reported
with an amendment.

PROMISSORY NOTES AND BILLS OF EX-
CHANGE (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
AGRARIAN OU IMAGES IN IRELAND.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved that an humble
address be presented to her Majesty for a copy of any me-
morial received by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland or the
Irish Government, framed for the release of Michael Degan,
Patrick Degan, and Patrick Egan, three prisoners confined
in the county gaol of Weatmeath, convicted at the Summer
Aysizes of HU of agrarian offences, or any of them, and
of any written communication forwarding the same and
recommending their enlargement to the Irish Government.
(I.EFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time end passed :
Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway, Anglesey Central
Railway, Bolton Gas, Great Eastern Railway (liighbeech
Branch), Kent Coast Railway, Mersey Docks and Harbour
Board, North Western Railway, Portpatrick Railway,
Torbay and Brixham Railway, Wallasey Embankment,
Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway.