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London, England, 1863-06-22 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

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

ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal assent was given by commission to the follow-
ing public and private bills :—Dockyard Protection Act
Amendment—Caymen Island—lsle of Purbeck Railway—
Manchester Corporation Water—London, Tilbury, and
Southend Railway—Rusthall Manor—Southampton and
Netley Railway—Pembroke Township—Midland Railway
(extension to London) —Exeter Gael—Central Wales
Extension Railway—Dublin Corporation Water—
Knighton and Central Wales Railway Company
Mid Wales Railway (including Branches, &c.)—
Tramore Embankment—Mayo County Grand Jury Cess—
Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway—Saffren Walden
Railway—Hersey Harbour Commissioners and Barrov
Harbour Commissioners—Furness and Midland Railway—
London and South-Western Railway—Elsecar, Went-
worth, and HoylaLd Gas—Bishops Waltham Railway—
Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway—Stockport Ms-
trict Water—Ware, Hadham, and Buntingford Railway—
Stirling's Estate.
Their lordships adjourned during pleasure.
SLAVERY IN BRAZIL.
Lord BROUGHAM inquired whether the noble earl the
Secretat y of State for Foreign Affairs would lay upon the
table any papers relating to the suppression of the slave
trade. Hitherto the proceedings of the Brazilian Govern-
ment had been such as to call forth the highest compienda-

tion, contrasting most favourably with that of Spain, whose
conduct was most disgraceful, as the only part of the solemn
treaty they had entered into for the suppression of the
horrible traffic which they had religiously observed was the
receptirn of the money compensation which had been voted
for the purpose of freeing the slaves.
Earl RUSSELL said the whole of the information in his
possession had already been given to their lordships.
AMENDMENT OF OATHS.

Lord STRATHEDEN called the attention of the house
to the oaths required to be taken by members of the Legis-
lature with a view to legislation on the subject. The noble
lord in the course of his remarks reviewed the different
alterations that had been made from time to time in the
oaths administered to members of Parliament prior to
their taking their oaths, more particularly to the last, by
which mombers of the Jewish religion were enabled to sit
in the House of Commons. He concluded by introdueing
a bill for the purpose of altering the forms of the oaths now
in uso.
Earl GRANVILLE thought it imprudent to meddle
with the present system without there was a prospect of such
a proposed measure receiving the sanction of Parliament.
The Earl of DERBY asked whether it was proposed to
proceed with the bill this session.
Lord STRATHEDEN said he did not intend to carry
it further at present.
The bill was then read a first time.
DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFICES.
Lord EBURY called the attention of the house to the
distinction made by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in the
distribution of the Common Fund between benefices in
public and in private patronage, and also for the purpose or
moving the following resolution :—" That in the opinion of
this house the necessity of the case and not the incidents of
patronage should be their main consideration, or laid down
by directing statute."
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Evening.

The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read-cLtl;;;Ftime :—Frieston
Reclamation—Glasgow and South Western and Ayr and
Maybole Junction Railways—Glasgow and South Western
Railway—Lancaster Canal and London and North Wes-
tern Railway—Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway—Scot-
tish Central Railway and Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen
Railway Junction Companies—Tamworth and Harrington
Bridge Roads—South Yorkshire (Alteration, &c.)
The following bills were read a second time :—Banff,
Macduff, and Tariff Extension Railway—Banff, Portsoy,
and Strathisla Railway—Esk Valley—and West London
Docks and Warehouses.
The following bills were agreed to :—Norwich Poor—
Skipton Gas—and Stourbridge Railway.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time :—Anglesey Central Railway—Buckley
Railway—Launceston and South Devcn Railway—Yar-
mouth Gas—Newhaven Harbour and Ouse Lower Naviga.
tion—Scottish North Eastern and Dundee and Arbroath
Railway Companies Amalgamation—and Wakefield lugs
Road.
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