The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-26 00:00:00

INPERIAL P.

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

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The South Yorkshire Railway and Rivet Don Com-
pany, Andover and Chilton Pond Road and Thornset
Road Bills were read a second time. The Hubberston
Dock, Rock Life Assurance, Westminster Palace Hotel,
Lymington Harbour and Docks, and Huntingdon and
Godmancheater Gas Bills were read a third thee and passed.
VAGRANCY (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The Duke of ARGYLL moved the first reading of this
bill, the object of which was to render more stringent the
law as to vagrancy in Scotland, more particularly as regards
trespass. He did not intend to proceed further with the
bill until it had been printed and circulated in Scotland.
The motion was agreed to.
MORTGAGE DEBENTURE BILL.

This bill woe read a second time, and referred to a select
committee.

JOINT STOCK (FOREIGN COUNTRIES) BILL,
The houee went into committee on this bill, and was re-
ported to the house.
WAREHOUSING OF BRITISH SPIRITS BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE TUSCALOOSA.

Lord CHELMSFORD called the attention of the house
to the statements of the views of the Government as to the
mode of dealing with prizes brought by the belligerent
powers of America within the dominions ot her Majesty, con-
tainedin the correspondence respecting the Tuscaloosa which
had been presented to the house. The noble and learned
lord, in opening the subject, referred to the proclamation
issued by her Majesty at the commencement ot the civil war
in America, and then proceeded to detail the circumstances
connected with the capture of the Federal bark Conrad by the
Alabama, when she was armed by Captain Semmes, her
name changed to the Tuscaloosa, and made a tender to the
Confederate ship Alabama. She was sent to Simon's
Bay, for some trifling repairs where a request
was made by the American Consul to her Majesty's repre-
sentative at that place to detain the ship on the part ot the
original owners.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Rvening,
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PETITIONS.

The Sherif& of the City of London appeared at the bar
and presented a petition from the Corporation of the City,
praying the house to adopt steps in reference to the utili-
sation of the sewage of the metropolis.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, attired in his official robes,
also appeared at the bar, and presented three petitions from
the Corporation of Dublin, praying that the inhabitants of
that city might be relieved from payment towards the sup-
port of the police, and that the sum contributed for that pur-
pose should be applied to the lighting and watering of
the streets, and other local objects ; also that Govern-
ment should introduce a bill for the amendment
of the Landed Estates Court Act ; and for the iatroduction
of a bill providing compensation for unexhausted improve-
ments in land in Ireland, and praying the house to take
into consideration the alarming condition of the agricultural
population in that country.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Chesterfield and Ilarnatone Lane Head Road, Llanolly
Harbour Improvement, and Stockton and Middlesborough
Water.