The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
Their lordships assembled at four o'clock.

ROYAL COMMISSION.
lo 111 e royal assent was given by commission to the fol
wing bins :—Naturalization, Dublin Collector General
of Rates, Customs Isle of Man, Survey of Great
tam Su 111 &C., Oyster and Mussels Fisheries
Ppletnental Bill, Female Orphan Asylum, Chester
;148, Mansfield Water, Runcorn, Weston, and
(Aalt'n Water, Leicester Lunatic Asylum, Newport (Isle
N.,
8toIlg4t) C 448, North-Eastern Railway Consolidation of
F
Mks, Abbot's Wood (Dean Forest) Enclosure, Broughty
A 'police Commissioners, Callandar and Oban Railway.
-fi73.11 Gas, Kings Lynn Gas, Wrexham Gas, Chester-
/I d and Brampton Railway, Severn and Wye Railway,
Yde Local Board, Beccles Water, Fylde Water, Mill-
-11 Canal Company, North British and Mercantile
aline Company Shoreham and District Water, South-
ater, Chiltern Hills Spring Water, and Brecon Gas

elle Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Ailesbury, and
81q1e Msarquis of Normanby were the Royal Conarnis-
er.
Th • 1 •
ordships adjourned during pleasure.
At

five o'clock the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the
wooha.ek.

SECOND READINGS.
Cornwallis Estate Bill, the Hebden-bridge Gas
w ' and the Midland Railway Additional Powers Bill
ere read a second time.
4 n.
gm' WAR OFFICE BILL.
th
brin • cr up the report of the amendments on
is bill,
Lord 7,•,-
Se 4'3 oitTHßßoox said that the suggestions made by
'eel() duke (Richmond) the other evening, that the
4rlirgeen-Generalship of Ordnance should be a permanent
and that the holder of it should not occupy a seat
"" 'louse of Commons, also, that an under-secretary
th'et)litzld be appointed to assist the Secretary at War in
~_4-euse of Commons had been considered by the Go-
1301'ttelent. To carry out such a suggestion would involve
meat a change that they found it impossible to assent
Proposition.
ti::fter a few remarks from Lord LYVEDEN, who thought
th question of both the new officers having seats in
tit house
of Commons should be left to the members of
4 aouse to determine, the report was received.
ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE TRANSER

BILL.
1148 bill Passed through committee.

TREATY WITH FRANCE.
The
Marquis of Cr ANRICARDE moved for a copy of Dr.
thelzore's report to the Treasury in 1848, concerning
of 41)Propriation of the funds provided for the payment
lat•-litish claimants under the Treaty with France re-
Ing thereto. •
j -e Papers we re ordered, and their lordships then ad-
°4lled at twenty-five minutes to six o'clock.

ThelisOUSE OF COM MONS.—THIIRSDAY.
o'clock. Peaker took the chair at five minutes to four

The ROYAL COMMISSION.
of 1,0 Peaker was summoned by Black Rodlo the House
1. ClB to hear the royal assent given to several bills.
J MERCHANT SHIPPING.
.
o,le Pli/KINGTON gave notiee of his intention to post-
ho until Friday, the 20th, his motion for a Royal Com-
aslou t° inquire into the subject of overloading of mer-
-14& ship,

CHARITY COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
,arr
Tre * EVILLE-GRENVILLE asked the First Lord of the
eha.4l3llrY whether he had noticed the paragraph in the
4ttellt, Commissioners' report, just issued, again calling
to t,'"on to the " unsatisfactory state of the law relating
Rivi" administration of charities, and of the necessity of
ab.oll larger powers to some of the ordinary tribunals ;"
the whether the Government proposed to take action
•eori.
their, ‘-11,ADSTONE said the passage referred to occurred n
pu aPPendiX It was a general suggestion only, but he
lil •
the , Say the subject was under consideratioh, and when
°vernment arrived at a conclusion they would be
'Tared to announce it.
THE MURDERS IN GREECE.
" PALUER said, finding it would be considered
to ature to discuss the motion that he originally in-
octecl to bring forward on this lamentable subject to-
h 11:,°`; and as further information was being received,
ae'uotild postpone bringing it forward until Friday
"eek.

FOOT HAWKERS' LICENSES.
1100l011e1 Aarcorrs asked the Secretary of State for the
!tie
fro ePartment whether he had obtained information
~, t Chief Constables of counties in England and
f 134 the probable effect of the proposed about on of
lti'alvkera 'licenses.
on the a litticE said he had received reports from the police
andmlbject, but they were private communications,
t°111(1 not be produced.
CLERKS IN THE CUSTOMS.
whee°lT;el TAYLon asked the Secretary to the Treasury
then the revised scale of salaries granted to the clerks in
of 2r8t0418 in the port of London by Treasury Minute
Tree November, 1868, but subsequently suspended by
toi:iilarytoLfoetrteeer. of Ist January, 1869, will be allowed to
°ll STANsPELD said there were three inquiries going
to
~:t4elY, in the account department, the out-door, and
whe""atistical. The latter report had been received, and
ttattl the three had been fully considered they would
State what \vas the course to be pursued.

kr. Kt GOVERNMENT STORES
whethe 14118 asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
Maras Was true that at any of the Home Victualling
e°o I articles of provisions or clothing had been kept
Itaao.llB. store that they had to be condemned as use-
if so, whether he could state what the articles
$h
ow long they had been in store.
°f no 'o
AXTER said it was quite true that a great quantity
.elltl2,reB had perished through age, and a thorough in
horat at
ion had by his instructions been instituted both at
rre
abToad, with a view of preventing such a re-
and
Jtee
•

r INLAND REVENUE OFFICERS.
Leßo asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
liaret-rej,' tibuying reference to the increased duties of ordi..
84
t i,-,171a0d Revenue officers, and to a supposed under-
41;cqug come to on the subject, it was intended to
ere e4se their salaries; and if so, from what time the in-
The would would date.
clerkeuattetuoit of the EXCHEQUER said an increase of
tioa: he hoped would be required by the recentaltetra-he
WIN.' and therefore they would have to reconsider
- e hiatter
TKE TELEGRAPHS AND MONEY-ORDER
, OFFICES.
"I's° aSked the Postmastet.Ge. ndial if it was
de to extend the electric telegiaph to all money-
The
°l(‘lses in the country.
the G
r " i 8
of HARTINGTON said it was the purpose of
iateme;vetntnent to do so, and they were carrying their
--"`elt luta' effect with as much rapidity as possible.
110INTSTRATIONS-IN HYDE PARK.
tfettelloettal /‘oB.Eavat asked the Secretary of State for theed
to 4, ePaltment, whether his attention had been
headed
"brzagraph is the wi,,,,epapers of May 10th,
A.
hoiliblAttnistration in favour of French Republicans.—
the /4: Of Pomona who sympathise with M. andFlourenss
saheraLllchßePublioan party, as it is called, have resolved
t,
84 2 a,s,-ug a demonstration in Hyde Park on Sunday next,
publican 4-A express sympathy with the French Re-
ba thell,l*ttY, and to protest against the alleged demand
V 101,: -s reach Ambassador for the extradition of M.
Per ellB
to ad whether such a demonstration would
nlitted to
take place.
sllhoo,,46husE replied that he had seen the paragraph
strati" to, and he believed that the scheme for a d
hoetun arose from the supposition that a demand had
to made for the extradition of Gustave Flourens and
tee
tie u4%er French refugees by the French Government.
that Bnod therefore to take that opportunity of stating
n.either officially nor privately, and neither directly
coto_leditestlY, had. Lord Clarendon received any
ject:eldeation from the French Government on the sub-
belief, Seeing that there was no foundation for such $
he
dereehoped no attempt would be made at a
nstration; but if the meeting were held, care would
e taken to preserve peace and order.
Mr%
NEW SHIPPING CODE,
Tz,„e AmuRWOOD asked the Secretary to the Board a
bew"" whether it was intended by the provisions of the
hotkerchant Shipping Code to require the present
to
_erS of Certificates of service to pass examinations
wklt4ih certificates 91 cohapqmp,