The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-10 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

Now that the Irish Church Bill is through committee,
the House of Commons will, for a short time before the
holidays, be able to devote themselves to the consideration
of some other measures now before Parliament. Twenty"
one orders are entered on the paper for this evening ; but
Mr. Gladstone intends to propose that the orders of the
day be postponed until Mr. Corrance's motion
relative to pauperism and vagrancy in England is (-I's.
cussed, after which the bill for the new law courts is to he
brought in by Mr. Layard. The University Tests Bill
stands on the paper for consideration in committee, but .
is scarcely likely that this—the twentieth order
will be reached tonight. Mr. Morley will wall
to know of the Attorney-General how Boon theamended Bankruptcy Bill will be ready, and on what d3Y,
he expects to go into committee ou this measure. Lora
John Manners intends to ask the Chief Secret-id
for Ireland whether it is the intention of the Governme°
to introduce any measure for the better protection
of life in certain districts of Ireland. On point;
into committee on the Civil Service Estimates, 1-'f.
Candlish has given notice that he will call attention to the
imperfect audit of the public accounts, and to the failure
of the departments to lay their accounts before the
Auditor-General. The Municipal Franchise Bill will he
launched into committee, when Mr. Dilke intends to
move that wherever the masculine gender in the bill occurs
the words shall be held to include women.

There will be a morning sitting to-morrow for the
pose of reading Mr. O'Sullivan's Disability Bill a second
time, and to give the Mayor of Cork an oppoitnnity °f
explaining his recent language at an evening banquet 10
Cork. Mr. Maguire will move as an amendment
that the bill be read a second time on 010
day six months, which will doubtless .01
rise to a lengthened debate. In the evening Mr'
Fowler (Cambridge) proposes to call the attention of tbe
House to the state of the law as to the duty charged °
the succession to real property, and as to the exemption
from probate duty of certain descriptions of property';
Mr. Staveley Hill wants a select committee to inquire illt°_;
and report upon, the operation of the comznerci°'
treaty with France, and particularly as it affects the
manufactures in this country ; Mr. Knatchbull-Hugesse°
will make another attempt to bring in a bill for the OW
blishment of county financial boards ; and Lord Elcho
given notice to call attention to the adulteration "'
manures. The Beerhouses Bill, which is proposed fc'r
committee, is the first order of the day.
Sir Wilfrid Lawson's Permissive Prohibitory Litl°-n 1
Bill comes on for second reading on Wednesday. Colonel
Jervis intends to move that the bill be read a second time
on that day six months ; in the event of the amendrue°C
being lost, Mr. Donald Dalrymple (Bath) will endeavou!
to refer the measure to a select committee. The Ado'
ralty Jurisdiction (County Courts) Bill is also down fof
second reading.
Thursday will be occupied with the Irish Church Bill'
the report on which will be brought up by Mr. Gladstone'
About twenty amendments will have to be disposed °l'
when the bill will be ordered to be read a third time after
the Whitsuntide holidays. The Courts of Justice Bill
intended to be read a second time, as also Mr. Trevelyel
Greenwich Hospital Bill. On the motion that the Cici
Offices (Pensions) Bill be considered in committee, iff'
Tom Collins will propose that the bill be taken into coul.
mittee on that day six months. It is exceediogil
probable that the adj3urnment will take place on TilurB'
day night, the holidays to last a fortnight.