The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—LAsT EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
the usual hour.

OPENING OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

Lord SHAFTESBURY presented petitions from compo-
sitors and others employed in London, praying that the
British Museum might be open three nights in the week.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Liverpool improvement Bill and the Helston Road
Bill were read a second.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN MANU-
FACTORIES.
In reply to the Earl of SHAFTESBURY,

Earl GRANVILLE said that the report of the Comm!s-
sion on the employment of children in different branches
of manufactures wasunder the consideration of the Govern-
ment, but it was not intended to bring in any bill' on the
subject.
ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.

Earl RUSSELL rose in pursuance of the motion he had
given last week to move an humble address to per Ma-
jesty to express the sorrow and indignation of that house
at the assassination of the President of the United States ;
and to pray her Majesty to communic,ate these sentiments on
the part of the house to the Government of the United States.
The noble lord said that her Majesty had already expressed
her sentiments on this melancholy event by a letter of
condolence to Mrs. Lincoln. As their lordships were
aware, President Lincoln was elected by a large ma-
jority of his fellow-countrymen ; and the manner
in which he discharged his duties reflected credit
on the choice of h's countrymen. President Lincoln dis-
played so much integrity and straightforwardness, as well
as kindness, that he was eminently qualified to allay the
animosity that might remain after the close of the hosti-
lities. (Hear, hear.) His loss at the present moment
was deeply to be deplored. He adverted next to the part
which the President had taken in reference to the attempted
abolition of slavery in America, and he said they must all
sympathise with the American nation in the loss
they had sustained at this critical juncture, and
with reference to this particular subject of slavery.
They were well aware of the difficulties that prevailed in
preserving peaceful relations between this country and the
United States during the prevalence of hostilities ; but the
success that had attended their efforts in reference
to this matter was promoted by the temper dis-
played by the Governments on both sides of the
Atlantic. He trusted that the samo policy of non-inter-
vention which had hitherto guided their conduct in the
late trying emergency would regulate them for the futuro
in their relations with the United States.

The Earl of DERBY said he would have preferred if
the house had been called on to express its sympathy with
the people of the United States without referring to the
Crown, but he so entirely concurred in the spirit of the
motion that it should have his assent. He thought the
feeling of the country was universal on this subject,
and that the house merely echoed that opinion.
The crime which they all so deeply deplored could not be
palliated ; but it would, he trusted, have one good result,
by disabusing the public in the United States of any erro-
neous impression they might have entertained as to a
hostile feeling in this country towards that country,
which was proved by the deep and prompt expression
of sympathy throughout the country in regard to the pre-
sent melancholy event. Having paid a graceful tribute to
the late President in his private and political character,
he expressed a hope that his successor would follow in
his footsteps, and avoid anything calculated to protract the
continuance of the civil war. If, unfortunately, angry
feelings were aroused that would tend to drive the Confo-
deVate States to despair, they would in all probability suf-
fer extermination rather than submit. After some further
observations, the noble earl concluded by seconding the
motion.

After a few words from Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFTE,
the motion was agreed to.
COMMON LAW COURTS BILL.

On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, this bill was
read a second time.

METROPOLITAN MAIN DRAINAGE BILL.

This bill was read a second time.
QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES ABOLITION

BILL.

Lord HOUGHTON presented petitions in favour of this
bill, and moved that the bill should be read a second time.
The bill, after some discussion, was rejected upon a divi-
sion by 72 to 49.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Bedford and Northampton Railway ; Brierley Hill Gas;
Bristol and Exeter and Devon and Somerset Railways ;
Caledonian Railway (Barrhead and Paisley branches, &c.);
Galway Water; Kidderminster, Stourport, and Bewdley
Water ; London, Worcester, and South Wales Railway ;
Preston Gas ; Rhyl and District Water ; Tiverton and
North Devon Railway ; and Weald of Kent Railway.
ACTON AND TWICKENHAM RAILWAY.

Viscount ENFIELD moved that this bill be recommitted
to the former committee.

Viscount BURY opposed the motion on the ground that
it had not complied with the standing orders, and had
been rejected by the rererees.

The house divided, when there appeared—
For the motion
Against it 3B
Majority —B6
The bill was therefore ordered to be recommitted.
NATIONAL PICTURES.

Mr. GREGORY asked the hon. member for Huntingdon-
shire, as trustee to the National Gallery, whether a picture
belonging to the nation had been sent to Australia ; whe-
ther the person who sent that picture had a right to do so;
and, if not, what steps the trustees of the National Gallery
were about to take ?

Mr. BARING said the picture in question was one be-
queathed to the nation by Mr. Jacob Bell, viz., " The Derby
Day," by Mr. Frith, but there were certain arrangements
with Mr. Gambar:, that he should have the picture for exhi-
bition for a certain time. That time expired, it was thought,
in 1863, but Mr. Gambart claimed further time, and
promised to return the picture in August next. The
trustees of the National Gallery had written to the executors,
but he begged to say they had no power over the picture
until it had been placed under their control.

ROAD REPAIRS.
Mr. HANBURY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department if his attention had been called to the
state of the road lying between Newington-green and
Hornsey ; and whether he was awaro that the duty of
keeping in repair of that road was a disputed point between
the parishes of Hornsey and Islington ?
Mr. BARING said, as the cost would only be about £4O
per annum, he hoped the two parishes would agree to
some arrangement to prevent legal proceedings.
TROOPS AT LUORNOW.

In answer to General BUCKLEY,
Sir C. WOOD said the service performed by the two
detachments of the 64th Regiment were totally distinct.
The one suffered all the hardships of being in Lucknow,
while the other was never there at all. The first donation
had been made by mistake, and that was the reason the
second was withheld.

THE TEA DUTIES.
Mr. J. B. SMITH asked whether, as it was proposed to
give effect to the new tea duties on Saturday next, any
drawback would be allowed for stocks on hand, or whether
time would be allowed dealers to dispose of their stocks.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said on
Thursday next the resolutions would be submitted to the
house, and ifagreed to it would be reported the following
evening, and take effect the next day. He did not intend
to make any alteration in the usual mode of proceeding,
and therefore he had to inform the hon. gentleman that he
could only give a negative reply to his question. With
respect to the income tax, ho proposed to submit a clause to
meet the difficulties that arose under clause 133, which was
called the average clause. By the present arragement, if
a person made a very large sum of money in one particular
year, as the matter stood the party was enabled to exempt
that year in the calculations, but the clause he should
submit would prevent that for the future.