The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-15 00:00:00

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" TAT TERSALLS' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency.
—James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races
throughout the year. Place-betting and double events.
Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders
payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13, Rolls-
buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
THE EDMUNDS SCANDAL.

The Earl of WICKLOW drew the attention of their
lordships to the circumstances connected with the inquiry
instituted into the alleged defalcations of Mr. Edmunds,
and said that, ;there being no check on the Clerk of Patents
was a very defective state of the law, and required amend-
ment. He wished to ask the noble and learned lord, the
Lord Chancellor, if it was intended to introduce any bill
to meet this grievance.
Earl GRANVILLE said that steps had been taken to
remedy the defect, and the subject was receiving the con-
sideration of Government.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

""...The Duke of i3;idgewater's ; the Birn—;l7:
ham Water Bill; tnd Buckfarthing, Totnes, and South
Devon Railway Bill ; the Bristol, Exeter, and Devon and
Somerset Railways Bill ; and the Rhyl and District Water
Bill were severally read a second time.
The following bills were read a third time and
passed :—Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway
Bill, with amendments ; Edinburgh Merchant Com-
pany Bill:; Ham Oyster Fishery Bill ; Bristol Port,
Railway, and Pier Bill ; Llanelly Railway and
Dok Bill ; Ventnor Railway Bill; Isle of Wight
Railway (Steamboats) Bill ; Isle of Wight Railway Bill ;
Cork and Limerick Direct Railway Bill ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and Lancashire Union Railways Companies
Bill ; the Preston and Wyre Railway ; Harbour and Dock
Bill ; the Laiddenden Valley Railway Bill ' the Runcorn,
Weston, and Haltin Water Bill ; and Stafford and Uttoxeter
Railway Bill.

inMaEDGRIEVANCES OF INDIAN OFFICERS.
Lord DONOUGHMORE presented a petition from
Brevet-Major Piers, praying for redress of the grievances
of which the Indian officers complain. He said that this
subject had been before Parliament, having been ven-
tilated in the other house, and having been also.
lately brought under the consideration of their
lordships, by petitions having been presented from time
to time praying for redress of grievances of a very serious
character, which, he contended, should have been investi-
gated. He drew attention to the fact that the Indian offi-
cers were not satisfied with the manner in which they had
been treated by the Secretary of State for India, and he
thought they were entitled to have their case fully in-
quired into. They complained that the recom-
mendation of the Royal Commission appointed to
inquire into their case had been rendered a nullity.
He contended that it was a great hardship on an officer of
the Indian army, to have him deprived of the opportunity
of promotion for two years, as was the case in regard to the
petitioners, and other persons who were similarly situated,
some of whom had served her Majesty for nearly 40 years.
(LEFT SITTING.)

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

The following bills were read a third time and passed:—
Barnstaple Roads ; Bishop's Castle Railway (Extensions
to Craven Arms, (tc.); Burnham Tidal Harbour; Ex-
mouth Gas.; He sham Pier ; London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway o 1;) Northampton and Banbury Junc-
tion Railway ( xtensions) ; Teign Valley Railway ; and
Tottenham and. Hampstead Junction Railway Deviation.)

DUTY-THE BUVGET.