The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL

lIOUSE or LORDS.—L.AsT Ev G• ct
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wo°lB
at five o'clock.

REPRESSION OF CRIME BILL.
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The Earl of KIMBERLEY brought in a bill r r
more' effectual repression of crime. The noble lord enter
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at some length into the provisions of the bill, which provirj ,
amongst other things that a system of liccnse3 wi°/
spect to tickets-of-leave should be issued, and a list
licenses kept by the Chief Commissioner of
Another provision was that were a man convicted
second time for felony and was not sentenced to Pal,
servitude he should be for seven years under 01°6
veillance of the police.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVESINa'
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
THE TREASURY. 10
Mr. BOOTH gave notice that on Thursday be • 6)441
call the attention of the house to the present arrange."
of the Board of Treasury.
DISEASED SHEEP.'
Mr. FOSTER, in reply to Captain CARNEGIE, '"),01
was not the fact that some sheep in a diseased ni3t°
yrd
been stopped at the Victoria Dock. Some aniinal'4o
been marked for second examination, this having
made, they were found to be quite free from disease.
THE NEW ZEALAND MEDAL. s
Mr. CARDWELL in reply to Viscount Enfirl7;ll
the estimates were now on the table ; a vote wag '`',
for the medal, and he believed the designs would WY ",I'°°'ll
be ready for the, approbation of her Majesty.
LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND> ssii
Mr. C. FORTESCUE, in reply to Mr. Downing' 01
it was solely from want of time that the Onverl3,l,°;ll/
did not propose to proceed with a bill to deal ,
subject of landlord and tenant.
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE- ssi3
Mr. GLADSTONE, in answer to Mr. Samuelson, Dili
it was the intention of the Government to bring ill: be,
to repeal the Aberdeen Act, and Lord Clarendon, be
lieved, had already introduced the measure' into the l

of Loris.
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THE WAR OFFICE AND THE HORSE Gu--
Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to a number of clues,, 1111
from Sir P. O'Brien, said the "letter of service" apP°7:.lo'
his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commandil*s-ler
Chief was not for any specific time, or for life ; the 01
retary for War did not recommend to her Majesty P8,11')00
for commissions, either directly or by purchase ; 0%0
it would not be for the benefit of the army if the paD.°,:tioil
was removed from the Commanding-in-Chief to a 10'00
officer. That it was not consistent with military discil). un
and the regulations of the service to appeal from a deci'did
of the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief or °', i 17,1,
Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for Id
There was no need of inquiry as to whether, regal'ooid
both efficiency and economy, the duties of tb° 'ff
Guards and the War-office were concentrated in °oneo
because all were agreed upon that point.

THE PATENT LAWS. 4,0010
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he did not Pu'the
during the present session to introduce any
amendment of the patent laws.
REDISTRIBUTION OP SEATS IN IRELI°/1);411
On the motion for going into committee of. se'
the supplementary estimates, „Ire
Mr. RAIKES rose to ask the Chief Secretary lc% '0
land whether it was the jutantion of her ti
Ire'
a •to introduce, during the present B°'s"frr
a measure for the redistribution of scats i° flog
land, and, if so, when ; and further, whether It
,uR
bill for
not, in the opinion of her Majesty's GOT r°:%ll
somewhat premature to enter upon legislation mate) beg
affecting the welfare of Ireland before such a Enea6ul:-
been considered; and to call attention to the pres°l3'o
tem of Irish Representation. The hon. gentlenVO .ect,
the opportunity of going at some length into the
recommending the Government to consider whether
not possible to take any members from thirteen °f
small boroughs in Ireland, and to give their repo''"
tives to the counties.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE thought the present 3
opportune time, the first year of a new and- ref be
Parliament, to entertain such a proposal as that br° re
forward by the bon. gentleman opposite, and iffi-agb
spect to the taking away to a great extent the born
members to give them to the counties, would occasi°llhope
greatest opposition. He therefore could hold out 11°-dbf
that anything of the kind would be brought forw.3l.
the Government.