The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
st five o'clock.

CHURCH RATES.
Viscount DUNGANNON presented petitions froT
Shropshire and Berkshire against the abolition of chureZ
rates.

MARRIAGE LAW.
• The NOBLE VISCOUNT also gave notice that on the 24th
inst. he should present a petition from Aylesbury, signed,
by 300 women, against legalising the marriage with a de-
ceased wife's sister.
CHURCH RATES.
The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from South
Devon in favour of church rates.
Viscount DUNGANNON presented the petition of
Which he had given notice, from places in the diocese of St.
Asa h. The petitioners prayed their lordships to be very
careful how they gave their sanction to any bill calculated
to abolish the payment of church-rates.
ENDOWED SCHOOLS.
Lord BROUGHAM presented ipptitions from Penrhyn
and other places against the exclusion of Dissenters from
trust funds of endowed schools.
The Earl of CARNARVON drew the attention of their
lordships to a difference in the bill introduced this session
and the one brought in last year. At the first blush the
present bill appeared precisely the same ' • but a great dif-
ference, on a close examination, was to be found in the 7th
clause. Under these circumstances, he trusted the noble
and learned lord would not proceed with the second reading
of the bill, which was fixed for Tuesday next.
Lord CRANWORTH said he introduced the bill on the
first day of the session, and it was perfectly true there was
a difference in the 7th clause, and it was for the house to
say whether that alteration was agreeable. He could not
consent to any postponement.
Lord CHELMSFORD thought the best course to pursue
was to postpone the consideration of the bill until the
House of Commons, which had already had the subject
under consideration,had expressed a decided opinion on the

point.
Earl GRAN VILLE could not understand that any in-
convenience would arise in proceeding with this bill on the
day originally named.
Lord REDESDALE said there had been no time for
those interested in the question to express any opinion on
the proposed bill. At present it was not known whether
either party would accept the measure.
The Marquis of BATH was in favour of postponing the
second reading of the bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought, as there ap-
peared s. feeling in favour of postponing the second reading,
his noble friend would consent to postpone proceeding with
the bill until Thursday next.
Lord CRANWORTH said he should be prepared
on the second reading, to state the reasons for the impor-
tant alterations he had made in the seventh clause. As a
more attractive subject stood for discussion on Tuesday
next, he would consent to postpone the second reading
until Thursday.
ST. GEORGE'S IN THE EAST.

Lord EBITRY gave notice that on Friday next he should
present a petition from the parishioners of St. George's in
the East relative to the disturbances that had for some time
past taken place in the church of that parish.
LAW OF PROPERTY.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
CHINA.

Earl GREY presented a petition agreed to at a pablic
meeting, praying their lordships would do all in their
power to prevent this country from entering into
a war with China by which an important source of revenue
would be cut off, and for which there was no assignable
object or reason.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

NEW MEMBERS. ,
Mr. WALKER took the oaths and his seat for Beverley,
and Mr. DENT for Scarborough.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

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The standing orders were declared to have been complied
with in the case of several railway and other bills.
GLOUCESTER AND WAKEFIELD ELECTIONS.
Mr. BRISTOW moved for an address for a return of the
expenses of, and incident to, the commissions recently exe-
cuted for inquiring into the Gloucester and Wakefield elec-
tions.—Agreed to.
THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT AND REMOVAL.
Mr. KEKEWICH asked the President of the Poor Law
Board, whether it was his intention to move for the re-ap-
pointment of the select committee on the irremovable poor,
with the view of proposing an alteration in the laws of set-
tlement and removal, during the present session ?
Mr. VILLIERS said it was intended to renew the com-
mittee in question.

EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
Sir H. CAIRNS asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether it was the intention of Government to introduce
any measure respecting intermediate education in Ireland ;
and when any such measure would be introduced.
Mr. CARDWELL said it was intended to introduce a
bill on the subject of education and schools in Ireland.

LODGING-HOUSES IN IRELAND.
Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Attorney-General for Ireland
whether his attention had been called to the late decision in
the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland, to the effect that
the .Common Lodging-house Acts did not extend to that
country ; and to inquire what course he intended to pursue
in consequence of such decision?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said
that it was intended to introduce a declaratory measure on
the subject.