The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAAINT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTEnDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at the usual hour.

NEW PEER.
The Earl of DEVON (late Lord Courtenay) took the oaths
and his seat.
Petitions were presented against tho abolitisn of church
rates by the Earl of Derby, Lord Chelmsford, and several
other peers.

TIIE BALLOT.
Lord TEYNHAM presented a petition from Torquay in
favour of-vote by ballot.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
the Commercial Dock Acts Amendment, and the Sheffield
Cutlers' Company Bill.
SAVOY AND NICE.
Lord WODEHOUSE laid on the table the papers rela-
tive to Savoy and Nice.
ALTERATION OF THE LITURGY.
Viscount DUNGANNON presented a petition against
any alteration in the Liturgy from some of the clergy in the
county of Durham.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
THE YEOMANRY.

Earl POWIS boc.rTed to ask the noble earl the
Under-Secretary for War whether the Government intended
to assemble the yeomanry either for permanent duty, or for
training, or for exercise during the present year.
Earl DE GREY anil RIPON said it was plain, from the
estimates on the table of the other house, that it was not
Ihe intention of the Government to call out the yeomanry,
ither for duty or training-, during the present year. There
was no feeling of enmity with respect to the yeomanry.
we years ago the yeomanry were not called out, and the
am) steps that were adopted on that occasion
would be followed at the present moment. The
force on that occasion did not deteriorate, and he had no
reason to expect that would take place after the present
decision. The sole reason for not calling the yeomanry
out was a desire to keep down the army estimates.
The Earl of CORK felt great pleasure in hearing the
assurance just given by the noble earl that there was no
feeling of enmity towards the yeomanry. (Hear, hear.)
The noble earl had stated that the yeomanry. was in a state
of efficiency, but he thought the present decision was not the
way to keep it in the same state. The arms the Govern-
ment put in the hands of the yeomanry were of the worst
description, and it was only after great persuasion that the
force consented to use them. As to biting a mark with
them that was quite impossible.
The Earl of MALmEsnimiv and the Earl of DARNLEY
both expressed their regret that the yeomanry was not to be
called out during the present year.
The subject then dropped.
PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION (JURORS)

BILL.

This bill was read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

PETITIONS
Several petitions were presented in favour of and against
the treaty with France; against the Highways Bill; from
10,000 inhabitants of Edinburgh against the Lord Advo-
eate's Annuity Tax Bill; against the system proposed for
licensing eating-houses, &c.
CORONERS' INQUEST'S.
Mr. FENW ECK moved an address for returns from the
clerks of peace for the number of inquests held in each
county of England and Wales in each of tha several years
beginning the 29th day of September, 1849, and ending the
29th day of September, 1859 ; of the number of inquests in
which the coroners' fees had been disallowed in each of
the said years ; of the amount paid for coroners' inquests in
each of the said years; and, like return from cities and
boroughs having a separate court of quarter sessions of the
peace,—Ordered.