The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-20 00:00:00

IMPERIAL FARLIATIEN T

HOUSE OF 'LORDS—Mrs EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

TENURE OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL.
The Marquis of CLANRWARDE moved the second
reading, the object of which was to provide that in
future leases should be in writing, and that after 1871 all
leases by parole should be void. lie thought the greatest
benefit would result from the passing of the bill.
Earl GRANVILLE oppod sufficient otion as he did not think that the bill was at allto settle what was
popularly known as the land question.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMAIONS.—Trus EVENING.
The SPEAKER took ilia chair at 4 o'clock. THE METI,9POLITAN ASYLUM.
Mr. TURRENS gave notice that on an early day tie
should ask a question relative to the proceedings which
took place et the laying of the foundation stone of the
Metropolitan Asylum at Caterhatn ; and also he should
want to know out of which feu' the sumptuous breakfast
supplied on the occasion was to he d leayed.
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Mr. GLA DS ToilllSs;lirid°,
said an ameediatent had bent mad +te et the c ise of
ergauists, but it was not quite cirrect
to 8w ty that orgeni's
rect,ived their appoiutine„ts for life. He bad cart tin";
not thought of treating the appliettn sat as a treethild, bit
the whole subject had been looked bite, and ill, U aureh
Commis ;loners would h. we the po .ver of considering all
the cases,„aud apeortio ling. eeineeusatioi, o t their awar rec iviug the sanction of the Treasury.d
THE CROCODILE.. .
Mr. GRANT DUFF' said it was quite true that the
Crocodile did come house from Malta without troops, but
we know nothing of Vie applic 'Lion of General Lysome
and other officers for a passage in her homeward voyage.
If the application had been made in the proper quarter he
had no doubt it would have at once b eau granted.
THE IRISH CHURCH.
Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Mr. Collins, said the
answer to the question, whether in the eveat of the dis-
establishment of the Irish Church bishops, priest; and
deacons, who had or might be ordained, would be enabled
to hold preferment in the Established Church in. England,
must nut be cousickred final. With respect to those
already ordained, he did not think theta could be any
doubt, as they were to be necured the right to all privileges
for employment elsewhere. With respect to those to be
ordained, he was not so clear, but all doubt in the matter
should be cleared up before the bill was completed.
SIR CULLING EARDLEY.
Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Mr. Schofield, said that the
statements that had appeared in the newspapers with re-
spect to the release of Sir Culling Eardley were without
foundation. His predecessor in office had received em ap-
plication for the remission of the sentence after the pri-
soner had undergone some part of his 18 months' punish-
ment on the ground that further confinement would, be
dangerous to life. A very strict inquiry was made
into the representations made to the Home-office by
Mr. Perry, and he, finding that the prisoner was
suffering from asthma and bronchitis, and also other
diseases, and being of opinion that further confinement
would be highly dangerous to life, his hon. friend granted
a remission of the sentence on the condition that within
fourteen days after leaving prison Sir Culling Eardley
should quit England for the remaining term of his sen-
tence and not return until it had expired. When he, Mr.
Bruce, came into office an application was made to hint
to allow a longer time than fourteen days to pre-
pare, and eventually he granted another fourteen
days, when Sir Culling Eardley left England, and he be-
lieved he was still out of the country. He could assure
the house his right hon. friend the First Lord of the Ad-
miralty never in the slightest manner urged or asked for
a remission of the sentence of Sir Culling Eeardley.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HARDY confirmed the statement of the right hon.
gentleman. The right hon. gentleman the First Lord of
the Admiralty never in any way asked for a departure from
the course ordinarily pursued, and Sir Culling Eardley was
treated just the same as any other prisoner.
THE NEW LAW COURTS.
On the motion for the house going into committee,
Mr. GREGORY rose and moved that, in the opinion of
the house, it was desirable to reconsider the question of
Carey-street as the site for the new law courts, inasmuch
as the Embankment between the Temple and Somerset
House offered many advantages for erecting such buildings.
He contended that the erection of the new courts on the
Carey-street site would be a great mistake, and that it
was advocated but by a comparative few interested
persons living about Lincoln's-inn. The Thames Du-
mont offered facilities that made it most eligible for the
purpose he proposed, and, compared with those offered
by Carey street with its want of proper approaches, it
stood out most remarkably. Iu point of expense, the
buildings might be put on the Thames Etn-
bankment and all the approaches made for
a sum of no less than £1,650,000 below that
of Carey-street, and with respect to the land
so cleared, he was in possession of information which was
to the effect that there was a perfectly solvent number of
' gentlemen who were quite ready to take it off the
hands of the Government at the price paid for
it. (Hear, hear.) If the now buildings were placed on
the Thames Embankment, the Carey-street site would, at
once become highly valuable for the erection of chambers
and other offices, so that no loss would be sustained by the
alteration. If the Carey-street site was persevered in no less
than £700,000 would have to be laid out in the purchase
of additional land; .ClOO,OOO would have to be given for
the Law lustitution, and altogether an enormous outlay
would have to be made, and after all they would
get a large pile of builings, but without the con-
venience that the Tortmes Embankment site offered.
Ile thought it would be most beneficial to the legal' pro-
fession that the Carey-street site should be occupied by
eh tnthers, by which arrangement all the lawyers could:be
within bell-pall of the now Law Cours But there were
a few persona whose interests the alteration of the site
did not suit.' and the gro.tt outcry against Vie. Thames
Embankment was maintained and kept up solely by them.
(LEFT SFEAKING.

LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENIN-Cf.-

Royal Marines—Colonel Commandant Samuel Netterville
Lowder to be M,.jor-General ; Colonel John Williams
to be one of her Majesty's Marine Aides-de-Camp.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.

Amsterdam Short ... 12 11 .., 12 21
Do 3Ms ... 12 3i ... 12 31.-
Rotterdam
Autworp
... 25 40 ... 25 47*
Brussels — ... 25 40 ... 25 47
Hamburgh ... 13 11 ... 13 111
Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 22*
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 k ... 121
Vienna - ... 12 70 ... 12 77
Trieste - ... 12 70 ... 12 77f
Petersburg
Copenhagen — .s• 9 22 ... 9 24
Berlin
Madrid..
Cadiz — ... 49 ... 49*
Leghorn
Milan — ... 26 521 ... 26 57*
Genoa — ... 126 52* .., 26 1:71
Naples
Palermo — ... 26 521 ... 26 57.
Messina
. .. 26 62* ... 26 57*
Lisbon — ... 521 „. 521
Oporto
••• 521 ... 52i
ltio Janeiro
••• "'..-...
New York

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