The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-23 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

NEWCASTLE RACES-THIS DAY.

TRIAL STAKES.

Betsy Copeland
Deerfoot
Four ran.
LATEST BETTING.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
3to 1 agst Polynesia (taken)
sto 1 agst Caller On (taken)
6to 1 agst Carbineer (taken)
10 to 1 agst Doefoot (taken)
10 to 1 agst Stanton (taken)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS--Last Evening.
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—Rnsthall Manor—Southampton atta
Netley Railway—Pembroke Township—Midland Railway
(extension to London)—Exeter Gaol—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
Baiiway—Horsey Harbour Commissioners and Barrow
Harbour Commissioners—Furness and Midland Railway—
London and South-Western R,%ilway—Elsecar, Went-
worth, and Hoyland Gas—Bishops Waltham Railway—
Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway—Stockport Dis.
trict Water—Ware, Hadham, and Buntingford Railway—
Stirling's Estate.
Their lordships adjourned during pleasure.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at fin o'clock.

SLAVERY IN BRAZIL.
Lord B a OUGHAM inquired whether the noble earl the
Secreted), of State for Foreign Affairs would lay upon the
fade 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 commenda-
tion, contrasting moat 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
reception 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
polseasion 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 seats, more particularly to the last, by
which members 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 use.
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 of
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."
The Earl of CHICHESTER defended the conduct of the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, which, he alleged, was
strictly in accordance with the provisions of the statute,
and that it was, at the same time, not absolutely inao-
cordant with the spirit of the motion made by his noble
friend.
Lord PORTMAN said that the utmost vigilance of Par-
liament was required to watch over the proceedings of the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners. (Hear, hear.) They had
enormous property at their disposal. The greater the pro-
perty, the less ought to be the cost per cent of managing it.
Yet the cost of managing the property in the hands of these
Commissioners was perfectly exorbitant—something like 20
per cent. (Hear, hear.) He could not understand their
accounts. They gave an enormous quantity of figures, but
he could not, with the utmost attention, be sure of the re-
sults which he was led to deduce from their figures. He
recommended his noble friend, however, not to press his
motion, as he had received the assurance of the noble earl
that the object of his resolution would be attended to.
The Earl of HARROWBY said that the management
of the estates in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sioners cost only four per cent. per annum, and he did not
think that any noble lord could manage his private property
for less than four per cent., however large it might be. He
assured his noble friend and the house that it was impossible
to manage property more economically than the property
held by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
Lord EBURY withdrew his motion.
THAMES EMBANKMENT BILL.
This bill went through committee.
AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
PRISON MINISTERS BILL.
The Duke of SOMERSET moved the third reading of
this bill with certain amendments.
After some debate, the bill, with fresh amendments,
NM read a third time.
BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS ACT
AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
VOLUNTEERS BILL.
Earl DE GREY and RIPON moved the second reading
of this bill, the provisions of which he briefly explained.
The report presented by the Royal Commissioners appointed
last year pointed out that certain alterations in the law were
necessary, and that the laws relating to and regulating the
volunteer force should be consolidated, in order that volun-
teers should have the entire law referring to their force em-
bodied in one statute. The present bill was therefore merely
a re-enactment and consolidation of the old volunteer laws.
It was necessary that such an enactment should be passed
now that there were some 160,000 volunteers embodied ; but
it was not deemed necessary to make any important altera-
tion in the conditions of their service. In the first place, the
bill altered the terms upon which the volunteer would be
permitted to rank as efficient or effective. The old law
laid down as a single condition the specific number of days
on which attendance should be given at drill to constitute
efficiency. Under the new bill power would be given to re-
gulate and define the details which should constitute effi-
ciency by order in Council. But, to provide sufficient pub.
licity for the conditions thus dii ected, notice should be given
to Parliament of those orders in Council. The bill next
provided for the appointment and regulation of adminis-
trative battalions. With regard to one part of the volun-
teer force, the present law was very inadequate and
ineffective. It was the insufficiently defined portion of
adjutants and sergeant-instructors who were in the army,
and who were drawing pay, but who were permitted to
join the volunteer force for the purpose of instructing and
rendering it effective. The simple mode of extending
the Mutiny Act to those adjutants and sergeant-instruc-
tors was proposed by the bill. The measure also ex-
tended and facilitated the mode of providing land for
rifle ranges and practice ground for volunteers. The
Royal Commission had recommended that certain portions
of the Government grant should be made available for the
purpose of obtaining rifle ranges and practice grounds, and
these recommendations had been attended to, and a plan
founded upon them had been embodied in the bill. Some
objections tad been raised against portions of the bill, which
really embodied no new principle, being nothing more than
re-enactments of old regulations. It would not be neces-
sary for him to go into any consideration of these portions
at present, as the bill would be examined by detail in com-
mittee, and he would then be prepared to meet any objec-
tions that might be raised. He was happy to say that all
the reports represented the volunteer force as being in a
highly satisfactory condition. He believed that the system
recommended by the Royal Commissioners would be found
well calculated to place the force on a sound and permanent
basis. It was not intended to be a substitute in any manner
for the regular army. (Hear, hear.) But it could be made
a most important auxiliary to the regular troops, and he
hoped (I to see it become a permanently established force in
by
e°llutrY. (Hear, hear, hear,) The noble lord concluded
uy.austg the second reading of the bill.
.tike of RICHMOND would not at that period of
the evening off„ any
the bill, the opposition to the second reading of
more espeally as the noble earl had promised
to meet all recommendation to be made for the improve-
ment of the ineatetrei,
ec_tcohers3smittee. But there was one clause
to which he elaj
gave power to the
lord-lieutenant offs county t —the'—which
any one's grounds he pleased, o mark out a rifle range over
any
defitution
0; did not know whether
such the word " park " ap-
the noble earl had
pended to the bill. He thowuegrhetenelosead definition would be
that?orn completely.
necessary, as some parks
Viscount HARDINGE thought
pi:7ble with the
ought to be made acquainted as writasthe volunteers
provisions of the bill, and with the Order Council regu-
lating the conditions upon which volunteers would beis:Th
effective. He approved of the plan whereby proficiZe
was to be established by Order in Council instead of by ActY
of Parliament. Ha had always maintained that the legal
conditions of attendance at drill were insufficient, the num_
ber of days required being too few. He approved of the 21st
clause in the bill, which enabled commanding officers to
dismiss volunteers, for unless they kept up the power of the
commanding officers, it would be quite impossible to main-
tain discipline. Courts of inquiry, at which no oaths could
be administered, would be utterly impracticable. He ap-
proved of the bill.
Viscount MELVILLE objected to both the 3.5.1 and the
21st clauses. He thought they ought both to be expunged
from the bill.
Lord TRURO, before the bill was read a second time,
should express thanks, on behalf of himself and the volun-
teer force, to the Government for the great care with which
the bill had been drawn up. He was perfectly assured that,
on the whole, it would give the highest satisfaction to the
volunteers. He disapproved, however, of the clause placing
the adjutants and sergeant instructors under the Mutiny Act.
Re feared that the volunteers would lose the services of a
great manyno
obe valuable men under the operation of that clause,
and
_benefit could derived from having them brought I
under the MatinyAct. With regard to the power of dismissal
granted to commanding officers, if their lordships knew the

difficulties by which commanding officers were surrounded
they would not for a momont hesitate about giving them
the power.
The bill was then read a second time.

REGIMENTAL DEBTS, &c., BILL.
Earl DE GREY and RIPON moved the sA,,nd reading
of this bill.
LONDON COAL AND WINE DUTIES CONTINU-

ANCE BILL.
The report and amendments to this bill were received.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENT BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--Last Evening.

The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time :—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 Turiff Extension Railway—Banff, Fortsoy,
and Strathisla Railway—Esk Valley—and West London
Docks and Warehouses.

The following bills were agreed to :—Norwich Poor—
Skipton Gas—and Stourbridge Railway.

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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 Ings
Road.

BONELLI'S ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COM-

PANY'S BILL.

Mr. DOULTON moved that this bill be read a third
time that day three months.
Mr. POWELL seconded the motion.

Mr. ADDERLEY supported the bill.
Ultimately the bill was read a third time and passed.
ROYAL COMMISSION.

COL CLIFFORD, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod,
at 10 minutes atter 4, appeared at the table and summoned
the speaker and the house to hear the royal assent given by
commission to several bills.

The SPEAKER returned at tweaty-five minutes after
four.