The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-19 00:00:00

,PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS,

The first order on the paper this eveningts the continued
consideration in committee of the Irish Church Bill, which
will doubtless occupy the sitting until past midnight. The
Marquis of Hartington will endeavour to have his two
bills dealing with the Post Office Savings Banks and
Government Annuities read a second time ; the Habitual
Criminals Bill—which has succeeded in passing the
Upper House—is also down for the same stage.
Mr. Henderson will ask the Secretary of State
for War whether any steps have been taken to
carry out the recommendation of the Committee of
1807 for facilitating the retirement of officers at the age
of 60 in the non purchase corps of the army ; Dr. Ball
intends to put a question to the Secretary for Ireland
concerning; the perpetuity of Irish Church leases ; and Mr.
Ward Hunt will ask the President of the Poor-law Board
whether he intends to deal with the question of vagrancy
this session.

The adjourned debate on the Party Processions
(Ireland) Bill comes on to-morrow evening ; after
which Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen will bring in a bill to
establish county financial boards. Major O'Reilly's
motion, that an humble address be presented to her
Majesty, asking her to appoint a commission to inquire
into the practices carried on at the late Dublin election,
will meet with the opposition of Mr. Tom Collins, who is
of opinion that the writ for a new election should at once
be granted. Colonel Brise has given notice that he will
ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department
whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government
to snake any provision for the payment of " the visita-
tion fee " hitherto legally chargeable on church rates.
The battle of the law courts will commence in earnest,
the principal champions being Mr. Gregory and Sir
Roundell Palmer.

As usual, Wednesday is likely to witness an exciting
debate, and a division. Last week the Married Women's
Property Bill was brought before the House ; next
Wednesday Mr. T. Chambers intends once more to
endeavour to make marriage with a deceased wife's sister
legal. He is to be opposed by Mr. Assheton Cross, who
will move that the bill be read a second time on that day
six months. No less than three bills concerning the game
laws of Scotland—being the productions of Mr. M'Lagan,
Lord Elcho, and Mr. Loch respectively—are down for second
reading. The Turnpike Roads Bill is also fixed for second
reading.

The farmers will have a grand field night on Thursday,
their utmost energies being directed to the amendment of
the Government bill on Contagious Diseases (Animals).
The notices of motion alrea,ly fill several pages, the
majority of which are to b 3 moved by members for agricul-
tural counties. Mr. Goldney will try to get his bill on
county coroners read a sLcund time. The Newpaper Bill is
entered for committee.

Friday will essentially be a "pauper's" night. In the
first place, Mr. Corrance will call the attention of the
House to the existing state of pauperism and
vagrancy in England, and the principle upon which
the poor laws are at present administered. Such
a subject is sure to give rise to a lengthened discus-
sion, after which the Assessed Rates Bill is proposed to
be considered in committee. Mr. Goldney thinks the
extraordinary career of Mr. Benjamin Higgs is well
worthy the attention of the House ; and Sir Lytton
Bulwer will ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs whether her Majesty's Government intends to
prolong its present unsatisfactory position with respect to
the Government of Spain ; he also intends to call atten-
tion to the absence of official relations with that country.
Mr. Peter Taylor is of opinion that the late conviction for
green-stealing at Salisbury is against the spirit of English
law, and will endeavour to make the Home Secretary
think likewise.