The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-12 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tms EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS BILL.
The Duke of ARGYLL presented petitions against this
bill. Several other Peers presented similar petitions.
The Salmon Fisheries and the Railway Companies
Meetings Bills wore read a scond time.
The East India Irrigation and Canal Company Bill was
read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--THIS EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
BRAN DING DESERTERS.
Sir O. O'LOGHLEN said he had seen the statement
published respecting the branding of deserters with the
letter D. Correspondence was at present going on be-
tween the War-office and the Horse Guards, but he could
not at present give any information on the subject or lay
any documents on the table relative to the matter at pre-
sent.

THE RECTORY OF BARNLEY.
Mr. ACLAND, in reply to Mr. Shaw, said it was quite
true that the two vicarages of St. James and St. l'aul
were entitled to the augmentation of their stipends from
£l5O to £3OO per annum ; but as the parent church had
an income of over £3,000 per annum, it was thought the
augmentation should come from that source, and not from
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
CHINA-
Mr. OTWAY, in reply to Col. Sykes, said he should
like to know whether the Government have any intelligence
relative to the reported assassination of six Englishmen
in Shanghai. He had in his hand the last telegram of Sir
R. Alcock from China, dated March 30, which stated that
the Chinese authorities were always ready to punish any
person guilty of crime or outrage ; and with regard to the
recent disturbed state of a portion of that country, Sir R.
Alcock said everything was improving, and that all appre-
hensions of danger had ceased. He made no mention of
the circumstances alluded to by the hon. and gallant
colonel.

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it was desirable that some provision should be mad' for
the retirement of bishops, and the subject, be believed,
Mr. GLADSTONE,
was at present under the consideration of the bishops,
and he hoped same practical scheme would result from the
deliberations.
THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY.
Mr. MONSELL, in reply to Lord Bury, said as soon as
the answer was received from Canada, all the papers re-
lating to the Hudson's Bay Company would be laid on gra
table.
THE BUDGET—IRISH HACKNEY CARRIp-ES.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCp.EQTJER, in reply
to Mr. VANCE, said
it was the intention of the governin
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ment to abolish the duty paid by
the hackney carriages
Dublin.

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Mr. DISRAELI laid on the table the amendments pro-
posedWAYS AND MEANS—THE BUDGET.
The house went into committee of Ways and Means.
The GHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved
further
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considered b e made
resolutions that the customs' duties chargeable upon grain,
corn, Indian corn, &c., imported into Great Brattain and
Ireland should cease and determine.
Mr. CORRANCE then, amidst Beat impatience, pro-
ceeded to eumment and reply to the financial statement of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which he vontended, as
far as corn was. concerned, was altogether vague, visionary,
and unsatisfactory, because, as far as be la.d met with, nu
two lieople understood the real intentions of the right
hon. gentleman. (Rear, hear.) ..
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