The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-20 00:00:00

THE DERBY.

Bto 1 agst Old Calabar (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Ensign (taken)
25 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken)
28 to 1 agst Typee colt (taken)
30 to 1 agst Caterer (taken and offered)
33 to 1 agat Hubert (taken)
33 to 1 agat Malek (taken)
40 to 1 agst Master Fenton (taken)

IMPERIAL PARLIAM EN T

HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

THE NEW EDUCATIONAL CODE.
Lord BELPER presented several petitions against the
new educational minute.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following
bills were read a second time :—The Aberystwith and
Welch Coast Railway—Abingdon Railway (Capital)—
Bristol Water—British Plate Glass Company—Dover Re-
clamation—East London Water—Enniskillen and Bundom
Railway—Falmouth Water—Great Southern and Western
and Limerick and Castleconnel Railways Hadfield
Chase (Level)—lnverness and Aberdeen Junction, and
Inverness and Ross shire Railways Kent Water—
Leeds New Gas—Leeds Water—Londonderry and Cole-
raine Railway Newry and Armagh Railway
North British Insurance—Reading and Reading Union
Gas—Redditch Railway—Shard Bridge—Tyne General
Ferry—Ulster and Banbridge and Lisburn and Belfast
Railway—United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Company
—Waterford and Limerick and Limerick and Ennis Rail-
way—
Windermere District Gas—and Woolwich, Plum-
stead, and Charlton Gas.
Their lordships then adjourned.

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

The following bills were read a second time :—Burton-
upon•Trent Railways, Cardiff Borough and Llandaff and
Canton Markets, Edinburgh Roads and Streets, Liverpool
Corporation Water, Metropolis Gas, and Nottingham
Water

SAINT GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS DISUSED
BURIAL GROUND BILL.

On the motion for the second reading of this bill,

Mr. H. LEWIS moved as an amendment that it be
read a second time that day six months. He contended
that the bill would interfere most unjustly with the vested
interests of those persons who had purchased the right of
burial in the ground in question, and would hurt the reli-
gious feelings of persons who had relatives interred in it.
The promoters of the bill had ample notice of the present
amendment to the motion, and yet they had not intro-
duced any alteration in the bill to meet the objections that
were entertained. The effect of the bill would be to benefit
the rector of St. Giles's-in-the-Fields at the expense of
the parishioners, and he called on the house not to allow it
to proceed further.
Mr. COX seconded the amendment.
Mr. MASSEY said that the hon. member was quite in
error in respect to the bill, which contained an express pro-
vision prohibiting the rector from interfering with the old
burial ground, except to keep it in repair. The bill related
only to the unconsecrated portion of the ground, so far as
the rectory of the parish was concerned. About six years
ago a private act of Parliament was passed, which enabled
the trustees of the parish to purchase ground
for burial purposes, and they were empowered to appro-
priate any portion of land not required for such an object
to building purposes. By that act certain rights were also
reserved to tho parish of St. Pancras, and compensation was
given to persons possessing private claims on the burial
ground, which was provided for by the present bill. In
fact, the only question to be considered was what
was to be done with the unconsecrated ground.
Clergymen had sustained much injustice by not
receiving any compensation for the loss of burial fees,
which they bore in dignified silence, although in some cases
they were in a state of actual penury. The effect of the
bill would be to give an income ( £2OO a year to the rec-
tor of the parish, which would be i luced by £5O a year by
his having to keep the burial ground in repair, and he would
also have other obligations imposed on him under the pro-
' visions o! the bill.
Lord FERMOY untended that the rector of St. Giles'
had no ground of complaint as he had not entered on his
living until 1857, and then took it subject to its liabilities.
He denied that there was any clause in the bill to compel
the rector to keep the burial ground in repair. He might
sweep
away the graves altogether, or sell the ground pro-
vided he surrounded it with a wall. He supported the
amendment and appealed to Irish members, many of whose
countrymen were interred in St. Giles'-in-the-Fields, to
oppose the bill.
Mr. DEEDES supported the bill.
After a few words from Mr. Cox against and from Mr.
Kinnaird in favour of the bill, the house divided—
For the second reading
Against it
Majority in favour of the second reading —lO3
ADMIRALTY AND WAR OFFICE.
Sir S. NORTHCO l'E moved an addreQs for a return of
the number of temporary, copying, or extra clerks employed
in any of the Departments of the Admiralty or in the War
Office, and of the sums paid for their services in each of the
last five years ; showing also any sums that may have been
paid by those offices for copying or other work done out of
the office and paid for by the job.

Works and Buildings, and the Office of Woods, in reference
to the report of the Thames Embankment Commissioners,
and any bill to be founded or introduced on such report ?
Mr. COWPER said that he was not prepared to produce
the correspondence, which was departmental and referred
to a bill not before the house. He did not think it would
be worth the cost of printing the same, for the printing of
the house already amounted to £24,000 a-year.
COURTS IN IRELAND.

In reply to Mr. SCULLY,
Sir G. GREY said that there had been no official com-
munication on the subject. The Lord Chancellor of Ire-
land had expressed bis willingness to sit on the commis-
sion, but it was thought that it would be better to follow
the course pursued in England, and exclude the Lord
Chancellor of Ireland from that commission.
TAXING OFFICERS IN IRELAND.
In reply to Mr. SCULLY,
-

Sir R. PEEL said it was the intention to retain for the
present a permanent Taxing Officer, but in the event of a
future vacancy to inquire into the subject.

BASTARDY IN IRELAND.

Sir F. HEYGAIE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether he intended to introduce a bill this session upon
the subject of bastardy in Ireland.

Sir R. PEEL said it was intended to bring is a bill to
assimilate the law on the subject in Ireland to,that of
England. '

WAYS AND MEANS.

On the bringing up of the report of ways and means,

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply
to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, said he did not propose to make
any financial statement until the close of the financial year
which would be in about six weeks.