The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-27 00:00:00

NEW PEER.

Lord HASTINGS took the oaths and his seat as a peer o:
the United Kingdom.
THE ADDRESS. _ _ _

The LORD STEWARD brought her Majesty's answer
to the Address of their lordships on the occasion of the
opening of Parliament.
THE COURT OF CHANCERY.
The Lord CHANCELLOR introduced a bill for the
better definition of the duties of Masters in Chancery.
After a few words from Lord BROTJ cm Am,
The bill was read a first time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. B. OSBORNE took the oaths and his seat for
Liskeard.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The standing orders were announced to have been corn-
plied with in the case of the Metropolitan Railway Bill
and several other private bills, several of which were also
read a first time.

PETITIONS.
Mr. BUTLER presented a petition from the inhabi-
tants of St. George's-in-the-East complaining of the Popish
praetices introduced in that locality by the Rev. Bryan
King, the rector, and praying the house to devise some
means to redress the grievance in question, and also to give
the laity a control in such matters.
Petitions were also presented in favour of legalising mar•
riage with a deceased wife's sister, in favour of tenant,
right in Ireland, in favour of the ballot and triennial parlia
meats, &e. &c.

NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a writ was ordered for
the borough of Scarborough, vacant by the elevation of the
Hon. W. Denison to the peerage, under the title of Lord
Londesborongh.

BEVERLEY.
Mr. INGHAM moved that in compliance with the re-
port of the committee on the Beverley election, the Attorney-
General be instructed to prosecute Daniel Boys and Robert
Taylor, proved to have been guilty of corrupt practices ttt
the election in question.
ROMISH PRACTICES IN THE CHURCH OF

ENGLAND.
Mr. D. SEYMOUR asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether the Government intended to
bring forward any measure for the relief of parishioners
in cases where the incumbent of a living held doc-
trines and adopted a ceremonial so closely ap-
proaching that of the Church of Rome, that
they do not oblige him to leave the Church of England, yet
have the effect of preventing the great saAjority of his pa-
rishioners, on conscientious motives, from attending his
ministration of the services and sacrament. He considered
that the occurrences taking place every Sunday justified his
bringing forward the subject on the present occasion.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said he supposed the hon. member
referred to the disturbances in St. George's-in-the-East.
Mr. D. SEYMOUR.—Not only there but elsewhere.
Sir G. C. LEWIS—At all events no ether instance had
been brought under his notice. He believed the objections
that had been made in regard to the practices in
the chnrch referred to the manner in which the
ceremony was performed, and not to the doctrines preached
from the pulpit. The Government had no intention of
introducing any bill on the subject.
THE VOLUNTEER FORCE.
Loid ELCHO asked the Secretary of War a question in
reference to a speech reported in the Scotsman as having
been delivered, by the commander of her Majesty's forces
in Scotland, in which he said that the volunteer force was
utterly useless.
Mr. S. HERBERT said that Lord Melville, the officer
alluded to, was a practical soldier, and had certainly made.
use of the expression alluded to. The Commander-in-Chief
had written to the noble lord on the subject, and had re-
ceived a reply from him expressing his regret for having
made use of the expression in question.

THE NAVY.
Sir C. NAPIER moved for returns of men who entered
under the Bounty Proclamation, and of the number who
have since deserted ; distinguishing those who entered un-
der the bounty, and those who did not so enter ; of the total
number of men who deserted during the year immediately
preceding the time of the proclamation ; of the number of
men now serving who have completed 10 and 16 years;
and of the number of men not serving who have received
the short service pension ; and the number of men serving
who are entitled to the service pension, but who have not re-
ceived it.
Lord C. PAGET said that supplying the information
relative to those who had deserted the service would be at-
tended with considerable expense, and would not be pro-
ductive of the object which the gallant member had in
view. Any other information in his power he would be
happy to supply.
Sir C. NAPIER said he wouid abandon the last para-
graph in his motion, but he certainly must press for the in-
formation relating to deserters. His object was to ascertain
if the Government had exercised due vigilance in regard to
detecting and punishing these deserters.
The motion was negatived without a division.
PETITIONS OF RIGHT.
Mr. BOVILL obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend
the laws relating to petitions of right, to simplify the pro-
ceedings, and to make provisions for the cost thereof.