The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PLIIIIABUNT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. took his seat at the usual hour.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Portmadoo and Beaverpool Bridge Road Bill 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 ELLENBO ROUGH drew the attention or
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 was drugged, and he was not allowed to
come to himself until his ship had sailed, and then he
found himself dressed in the United States uniform. He
could not suppose her Majesty's Government was ignorant
of the proceedings, and he wished to ask what step had
been taken to protect her Majesty's subjects from such a
monstrous system.
Earl RUSSELL said that the bounty paid by the
United States Government for 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 could 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-
LAND) 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 OUrRAGES 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 Westmeath, convicted at the Summer
Assizes of 1862 of agrarian offences, or any of them, and
of any written communication forwarding the same and
recommending their enlargement to the Irish Government.
Earl GRANVILLE vindicated the conduct of the Irish
Government, and contended that the course which had been
pursued in this instance was perfectly regular. The remis-
sion of punishment which had taken place in the case of
these three men was with the assent of the judge by whom
they had been tried. He had no objection to produce the
memorial referred to, but he could not consent to give the
other papers asked for, which were of a confidential
character. _ _ _

The Earl of DONOUGHMORE censured the Lord
Lieutenant for having remitted the punishment of these
men without having consulted the magistracy of the
county of Westmeath. He wanted to know the grounds on
which the Viceroy had acted. It was said he had acted
under a political pressure placed upon him by the hon.
member for Westmeath.

Earl GRANVILLE said it would be inconvenient to
produce any correspondence which had passed between the
Lord Lieutenant and the judge who tried these persons.
The Earl of DERBY thonght the motion involved
nothing unreasonable, and hoped that the house would
assert to it. They bad a right to be satisfied that the re-
miBsit:n of these men's sentence had taken place on public
grounds. _

,Lord y4►UX opposed, and Earl GREY supported the
motion.

Earl GRANVILLE believed there was no foundation
for the rumour that political influence had been brought to
bear in this case. He would produce not only the memorial,
but any letters which had been sent to the Lord Lieutenant;
but he could not lay on the table any confidential commu-
nications which had been made by the judge, or any others
of a private character.
After some further discussion the motion was agreed to,
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS---Last Evening,
The SrLuirit took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

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