The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-16 00:00:00

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Worcester l, 2
Newmarket July 6, &c.
Carlisle 6, 7
Pontefract 9, 10

[Tendon
Nottingham l3, 14

ALIO
Brighton 3, 4
Brighton Club 5
Lewes 6, 7
Egbant lO, 11 I
\Volverhau-pton lO, 11
Windsor • 12, 13
St. Albans l7, 18 1
Stockton lB, 19, 20

Oxford
York, 24, 25, 26
Plymouth 46, 27
Soarborough „SU, 31
Deroy Summer —3l, Sep 1
Weymouth 31, Sep 1
Gunterbury 31, Sep. 1

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOITSE OF LORDS.-THIS EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

DISEASE AMONGST PIGS.

Earl COWPER asked if any information had been re-
ceived as to whether a disease had broken out in America
amongst pigs.

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Earl DE G ftEY said that information had been received
to the effect that a disease known as the " hog cholera" had
broken out at Buffalo amongst a drove of pigs on their road
to New York. He was not in possession of any infor-
mation which stated that the disease prevailed generally
in America.

EMIGRATION.
Lord HOUGHTON then proceeded to call the attention
of the house to the question of emigration.
[LEFT SPEAKING. 1

110 USE OF COMMONS.—Tnis EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
SMOKING IN RAIL WAY CARRIAGES.

On the further consideration of the Metropolitan Rail-
way Bill,
Mr. SHERIDAN moved the inssrtion of the following
clause :—" Notwithstanding any provision in the Regula-
tion of Railways Act, 1868, the company shall provide
smoking carriages for each class of passenger travelling
by the said railway."
A discussion arose, in which it was said that of all rail-
ways the Metropolitan was the one on which smoking
ought to be allowed. The sulphureous effluvia encoun-
tered at the Gower-street and Baker-street stations was
most offensive, and the smoking would greatly counteract
the choking and stifling atmosphere that was so loudly
complained of. Railway directors always objected to
smoking, and they cared little about the general con-
venience although they always paraded their endeavours
to consult it. Tho accommodation for smoking was
offered by all other railways but the Metropolitan, and it
was the opinion of a great many members that such faci-
lities should be given by the directors of that railway.
The house divided, when thep appeared—
For the clause
Against it
Majority in favour of the clause —8
THE NEW LAW COURTS.

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167

Sir R. PALMER gave notice that ho should move an
amendment to the motion of the hon. member for Galway,
to the effect that it was desirable that the new law courts
should be proceeded with as quickly as possible upon the
site set out in the bill (Carey-street) authorising their
erection.

OBSTRUCTION IN THE THAMES.
Mr. BRIGHT, in reply to Mr. G. Gregory, said the
pilings in the river near Charing-cross and Westminster
bridges were a portion of the works of the Whitehall and
Waterloo railway, which had received an extension of
time for the execution of its works until the year 1870.
No person, therefore, had power to interfere with those
obstructions until the July of next year, when doubtless
some action would be taken either by the Board ofiTrade
or Conservators of the river.
THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Mr. LAYARD, in reply to Dr. Brewer, said the Ns-
tional Gallery would be re-opensd to the public on Mon-
day week.

INCLOSURES.
Mr. BRUCE said he was unable to ;lay upon the table
the terms which the Commissioners of Woods and Forests
exact from the commoner! in all enclosures where the
Crown is lord of manor, because the terms varied very
considerably according to the particulars of eacti case.
POOR RATES.
Sir G. JENKINSON asked the Frst Lord of the Trea-
sury whether he would undertake to legislate at once on
the subject of local taxation so that a remedy might be
provided for the unequal mode of levying poor rates.
Mr. GLADSTONE said it was not then in his power
to legislate at once on the subject referred to by the hon.
member.
Mr. NEWDEGATE said ho begged to remind the
Prime Minister that there were other things besides the
Irish Church question that the people of England thought
required consideration. Ife believed that although the
honourable inzbiLs
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he majority of the people of England—
shiad,3l
(oh, oh, and nughter)--and that they had arighttohave
other matters of importntice has des the Irish Church dis-
cussed in that house, and, according to his opinion, the one
submitted by the bun. baronet was one that called for im-
mediate attention just as much as the motioarNovuhgiicht the Prime Minister seemed bent upon hurrying
Par-
liament. (Hear, hear.)

PORTPATRICK HARBOUR.
Mr. W. JOHNSON then proceeded to move for a. select
committee to inquire into She condition of Portparrick har-
bour.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

LONDON GAZ.VENING.

Notice is hereby given, that the day fixed for the cele-
bration of the Queon's birthday has, by her Majesty's com-
mand, been changed from Saturday, the 28th of May, to
Weduesdry, the 2d of Juno next.