The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
the usual hour.
UNION CHARGEABILITY BILL.
Some petitions were presented in favour of this bill.
EXHIBITION OF MINIATURES AT KENSINGTON

MUSEUM.
Earl STANHOPE asked a question of the Government
relative to Lois subject. He said that the catalogues were
charged at the szterbitant price of 55., and considered that
it should be reduoed to one-half.
Earl GRANVILLE was understood to say that, under
existing circumstances, it was impracticable to reduce the
price of the catalogues, which were very expensive, and
would entail a loss if any reduction were to take place.
SLAVERY IN THE SPANISH COLONIES.
Lord BROUGHAM complained of the delay that took
place in the presentation to the house of the papers relat-
ing to the slave trade, and strongly denounced the conduct
of the Spanish Government iu continuing the abominable
system of slavery.
Earl GRANVILLE said that remonstrances had been
made to the Spanish Government by her Majesty's
Ministers.

Lord BROUGHAM said he did not deny the statement
of the noble lord, but despaired of any success until this
country took more active measures.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Baroness
Windsor's Estate ; Tyne Improvement ; Crieff and Comrie
Railway; Aberdeenshire Roads; London, Chatham, and
Dover, and London and South Western Railway Compa-
nies ; Sevenoaks, Maidstone, and Tunbridge Railway ;
Midland Railway (New Lines, &c.) ; London and North
Western Railway (Additional Powers, Wales) ; Lancashire
Union Railways ; Busby Railway; and Newcastle-upon-
Tyne Improvement.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
—Edwards Disabilities Removal ; Lakes Inagh and
Derryclare, &c., Fisheries ; West Sussex Junction Rail-
way ; Ripon Local Board ; North British Railway (Lass-
wade, &c., Branches) ; Great Eastern Railway (Bishop
Storford Railway) ; Okehampton Railway (No. 1) ; Metro-
politan District Railway ; North British Railway (Edin-
burgh station and Market).
INFRACTION OF THE WORSHIP OF THE CHURCH
OF ENGLAND.

The Marquis of WESTMEATH brought before the
house the information promised in debate to the Right
Rev. the Lord Bishop of London on Friday, the 12th May,
respecting infractions of the authorised worship of the
Church of England, which were particularly mentioned as
having taken place in St. Andrew's, Holborn, as well as
other churches, and also the solemn oath alleged to have
been taken by the Rev. J. Goring, of St. Paul's, Lorrimer-
square, and his curate, in a pastoral address
issued by him, called " The Seal of Confession."
The noble lord regretted that the subject had not fallen
into abler hands than his, but at the same time he would
state that he had paid much attention to this
subject. It could not be denied that tho cere-
monies of the Roman Catholic Church wore
making great inroads into the State Establishment,
and he made that assertion on the testimony of
several most respectable ministers of the Church
of England. He referred in particular to Stoke
Newington, where he had attended service at
Stoke Newington, and found that the service and psalms
were intoned, and the whole proceedings conducted in
conformity with the ritual and ceremonies of the
Church of Rome—indeed so completely that per-
sons might imagine themselves in a Roman
Catholic place of worship. He referred to the practice that
prevailed in other metropolitan churches to show the
growth and extent of Roman Catholic ceremonies amongst
the Protestant clergy ; and he contended that it was
evident some very vigorous measures must be adopted
to arrest the progress of those practices which were gradu-
ally undermining the Protestant form of religious service
in this country. Ho adverted next to the churches
specified in his motion, and said that the testimony on
which the imputed practices were alleged to exist could not
be impugned.
The Bishop of LONDON said he was quite ready to use
his authority and power in checking these practices when-
ever ho could do so legally and with any prospect of success.
Lord EBURY had long deplored the inefficiency of the

law on this subject, but five years ago, when ho made an
attempt to provide a remedy, no ono of their lordships
would second the motion. In his opinion the Government
or the bench of bishops ought to take up the question
without delay.
After ineffectual efforts on the part of the Earl of
SHAPTESIWILY and Lord IRrerouToN to address the house,
which manifested a decided disinclination to prolong the
debate, the subject was allowed to drop.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE asked whether the

Government, would consent to the appointment of a select
committee to inquire into the operation and results of the
Fisheries Act. He complained of the manner in which the
measure had been carried out, especially in Ireland, where
the most ancient rights of property had been summarily
abolished.

Earl GRANVILLE could not agree to the request of the
noble marquis to grant an inquiry, for which, he said,
there could as yet be no necessity, seeing that the act had
been in operation only one year. The commissioners in
Ireland had given many decisions, and 41 of them had been
appealed against. Of these, however, 13 had been affirmed,
and one dismissed on technical grounds, and he believed
that most of the others had been withdrawn.
After a few words from the Earl of DONOUGIIMORE
who spoke approvingly of the commissioners, the subject
dropped.
The Union Chargeability Bill, the Dockyards Extension
Bill, the Drainage and Improvement Land Acts (Ireland)
Amendment Bill, and the Drainage and Improvement of
Lands (Ireland) Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 2)
Bill), were severally passed through committee.
The Dogs Regulation (Ireland) Bill, the Militia Ballots
Suspension Bill, and the Militia Pay Bill, were read a third
time and passed.
The Commons' amendments to their Lordships' amend-
ments on the Courts of Justice Concentration (Site) Bill
were agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the Courts of
Justice Building Bill were not insisted on.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING.
The SPZAIEB. took the chair at half-past 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BTJSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Mansfield and Worksop Road, Metropolitan Market, Mid-
land Great Western Railway of Ireland (No. 2), North of
England Union Railway, Ogmore Valley and Ely Valley
Extension Railway Companies, Swansea and Aberystwith
Junction Railway, Ventnor Harbour.