The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

ROUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack a
five o'clock.
PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) BILL,
The reasons of the Commons for disagreeing to an
amendment of their lordships to this bill were considered,
and it being set out that the amendment in question
involved the principle of taxation, it was not persisted 41
by their lordships.
BANKRUPTCY (IRELAND) BILL.
The ' Marquis of CLANICARDE brought i a bill on the
that
subject of bankruptcy in Ireland, and explained
the measure was intended to apply chiefly to non-
traders.
ourned at twenty-five minutes
Their lordships then adjourned
to six.

01JSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.
The Taker took the chair at two o'clock.
THIRD READINGS.

The ,
f dinburgh, Loanhead, and Roslin Railway, and
Severn nd Wye Railway, and Canal Bills were read a
third t* e and passed.
TRANSFER OF LAND.
Mr. ]AIM asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether
he did pot, when moving the first reading of the Irish
Land 3;01, refer to a bill for facilitating the transfer of land
as oneiof the measures which the Government proposed to
introdgce : whether he did not state that these measures
would apply, not to Ireland alone, but to the whole
kingdom : whether the bill introduced into the other
House of Parliament by the Lord Chancellcr was not the
bill MI then referred to ; and; if so, why it did not extend
to Ireland and Scotland.
Mr.' GLADSTONE said on introducing the Irish Land
Bill the words he made use of were that in the measure
propoised to be introducad, with respect to the transfer of
land, the operation would not be confined to Ireland.
The Bill in the. other House, it was true, only extended to
Englnd, but when the substantial principles of this bill
were settled, it would be easy to extend its principle to
other parts of the country; but it would not be well to
mix up the machinery of the two bills. He hoped to be able
pass the votes during the present Session.

COALS FOR STEAM SHIPS.
Sir JOHN HAY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty
if any reports had been received from her Majesty's ship
Megnra on the subject of the coal supplied to her at
SheOrness last autnmn ; and, if so, whether he would lay
them upou the table of the House.
Mr. CHILDERS said the coal on board the Megmra
became heated during one of her voyages, and experi-
ments were now going on with respect to the best coal to
supply to steam vessels.
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.
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14r. ArBERoN HERBERT asked the Under-Secretary
to the Treasury if he would object to grant, on the
application of the committees of free libraries, managed
under the provisions of the Public Libraries Act. two
copies of all blue books and other Parliamentary papers.
Mr. STANSFIELD said the gratuitous distribution of
parliamentary papers had been fully considered, and it
was well-known that that which was had for nothing, was
little valued. The books could all be had at very small
prices, and therefore it was not thought advisable to give
them gratuitiously.
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
Mr. JACOB BRIGHT asked the Postmaster-General
whether instructions had been sent to the officials at the
BianchektorY,AAce to discoutij.i.ue the, 13* of postago