The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS E VENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
it five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Dews-
bury, Batley, and Heckmundwicke Water; Metropolis
Sewage; Essex Reclamation ; Great .Eastern Railway ;
Ilfracombe Railway ; the Great Eastern Railway
(Capital, &c.) ; the Metropolitan District Railway ; Great
Eastern Railway (additional powers); Farnham Gas;
Manchester Improvement ; Carnarvon New Water • Chel-
tenham Water; Glossop Water; Llanelly Local Board of
Health ; East and West India Dock Company ; London and
South Western Railway (Torrington); London, Brighton,
and South Coast Railway (additional powers) ; and
Rastrick Gas.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
The Navan and Kingscourt Railway ; St. Clement's Danes
Improvement ; Red Hill Gas ; South Metropolitan Gas ;
Folkestone Gas ; and the Bristol Docks.
DISTRICT CHURCH TITHES BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of MARLBOROUGH tha
the house should go into committee on this bill,
The Archbishop of YORK expressed himself in favour
of the bill. _ _ .

The bill went through committee accordingly.
RECORD OF TITLES (IRELAND) BILL.
The bill went through committee.
SHEEP AND CATTLE BILL.

The report of the amendments on this bill was brought
up and agreed to.
UNION OFFICERS (IRELAND) SUPERANNUATION

BILL.
This bill went through committee.
COUNTY COURTS EQUITABLE JURISDICTION

BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading
of this bill.

Lord ST. LEONARDS said that very important altera-
tions were proposed by this measure. The effect of the
bill would be to clothe county court judges with equity
jurisdiction, which he thought, without in the slightest
degree reflecting on their capacity, or the position which
they were occupied, they were incompetent to discharge.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING.

The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway ; Caledonian Rail-
way (Balerno Branch) ; and Regent's Canal (Limehouse
Basin.)
BURTON-ON-TRENT AND NOTTINGHAM RAIL-
WAY BILL.

Mr. P. WATLINGTON moved that the special report
from the committee on group 10 of railway bills in the case of
the Burton-on-Trent and Nottingham Railway Bill, together
with the evidence taken before the committee on the said
bill, be refered to the select committee on standing orders;
and that it-be an instruction to the committee to report to
the house their opinions whether the facts stated in the
said special report constitute an infraction of the standing
orders.

After a short discussion, in which Mr. Bass and other
members took part,
Mr. DODSON said the house would not fall into a great
irregularity if it did not assent to the motion.

Tho motion was agreed to.
PETITION.

Sir J. SHELLEY presented a petition from the Strand
Board of Works, praying that an alteration be made in thn
law with respect to the compensation to be given to traders
by railway companies.
BANKRUPTCY APPOINTMENTS.

Mr. FERRAND gave notice that, on Monday next, he
should put some questions to the Attorney-General relative
to the resignation of Mr. Wylde and the Hon. Richard
Bethell in connection with the Leeds Court of Bankruptcy.

BANK NOTES ISSUE BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER postponed
proceeding with this bill until Thursday next.
HACKNEY CARRIAGE DUTY.

Mr. HUNT asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether the duty on carriages let for hire might not be
assessed quarterly instead of yearly, ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did
not see how any arrangement could be made for less than
one year. However, ho would give the subject his best
consideration.
THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
Mr. J. WHITE asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, owing to the absence of tho noble lord
the First Lord of the Treasury, whether the Government
had determined to withdraw its recognition of tho belli-
gerent rights of the (so-called) Confederate States of
America ?

Sir G. GREY thought it better to postpono the motion
for a few days.

FOREIGN WINES.

Sir F. KELLY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
in reference to a paper quoted by him, whether he was
prepared to state in what manner,and upon what principle,
the price or value of foreign wines were estimated or ascer-
tained upon the payment of the customs duty upon im-
portation ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
manner in which the value of the wine was arrived at was
by an organised system and on the payment of customs'
duties. The course pursued was clearly stated in the
customs' instructions he held in his hand, which the right
hon. gentleman could have if he moved for them.
Sir F. KELLY then moved for a copy of the documents
referred to, viz., the instructions of the Inspector-General
of Imports and Exports.
NORTH AMERICAN FORTIFICATIONS.
Mr. B. COCHRANE asked the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, whether the communications which had
passed between her Majesty's Government and the com-
missioners from Canada had led to any change of view re-
specting the amount to be expended on fortifications in our
North American colonies?
Mr. CARDWELL said as soon as the commissioners
arrived at a result no time would be lost in communicating
it to Parliament. In the meantime he did not think it de-
sirable to mention anything further connected with the
matter.
LAND TENURE IN OUDE.
Lord STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for India
whether he had received any recent reports relative to the
investigation into the land tenures of Oude ; and if so,
whether be was able to state the substance of such reports,
or to lay them upon the table.
Sir C. WOOD said he had not received any official papers,
and therefore ho could not lay them on the table of the
house.
INDIAN TRANSPORTS.

Lord STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for India
t amount of expenditure it was intended to incur in
the establishment wha of a lino of steam transports to convey
troops by the overland route ; whether all transport of
and from India was to take place hereafter by
and, if so, at what seasons of the year, and
w
if any, would be made of the transports during
that troopswhat
at
use,
line to s e
the months not available for the conveyance of troops.
Sir C. WOOD said the matter had been for some time
under discussion, and it had been thought that a great
gain of time and money would be made if the overland
route was adopted. The result of the inquiry was, even
though at the outset additional expense would be
incurred, that a line of transports should be esta-
blished between this country and Alexandria and
Suez to India. It was proposed to build five transports,
and the Admiralty having been consulted, contracts for tne
construction of these vessels had been entered into. To
show the advantage of having such vessels, he might in-
form the houso that the Himalaya had saved her own cost
three times over. The vessels would not enter the Red Sea
from the end of October to the beginning of AlArgb. When