The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-03 00:00:00

SYRIA.

The following telegram has been received at Mr,
Reuter's office :

PARIS, AUGUST 3.
The following has been posted up at the
Bourse :

All the Powers have agreed upon the condi
tions of a European intervention in Syria.

The Conference will assemble at three o'clock;
to sign the convention in reference to the mea.
sures to be taken in common.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF L9RDS—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

FIRST READINGS.

The Landlord and Tenant, the East India Stock Trans•
fer, and several other bills were brought up from the Cora.
mons and read a first time.
LANDLoRD AND TENANT.

The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from Cork
praying the house to pass a measure protecting the rights
of the tenant without infringing those of the landlord.

THE SLAVE TRADE.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Anti-
Slavery Society, complaining of the conduct of Spain,
which country having received compensation for the losses
sustained by the abolition of slavery, had, in forgetfulness
of that compensation, permitted the importation of slaves
to continue and increase in Cuba to the extent of at
least 40,000 unfortunate slaves a year. The petitioners
prayed that the house would take immediate steps to compel
Spain to effectually carry out her engagements. The noble
lord then presented another petition complaining of slavery,
and was proceeding to enter at length into the subject men-
tioned therein, when
The LORD CHANCELLOR rose and called the noble
and learned lord to order, observing that it was against the
rules of the house to make speeches on the presentation of
petitions.
Lord BROUGHAM said his experience on the
woolsack had not been as many years as his
noble and learned friend's had been months. He
was not forgetful of the privileges of noble
lords in presenting petitions, and ho would then read the
prayer of the petition.
Earl GRANVILLE said his noble friend had been called
upon by the clerk at the table to proceed with the motion
that stood on the paper in his name for that evening, and
he was therefore out of order in going at length into the
subject of a petition.
Lord BROUGHAM said, had the noble earl been in his
place at five o'clock, he should have presented the petition
within the quarter of an hour allowed for that purpose.
Earl GRANVILLE said he was in the house at the
time mentioned by the hon. and learned lord.
Lord BROUGHAM said whether he had been under the
benches or under the table he could not say; at any
rate he was not in his place. (Laughter.) The noble lord
then, without further preface, presented the petition.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.

Lord BROUGHAM then proceeded to move that the
report of the House of Commons, contained in private bills,
should be reprinted. The noble lord then commented on
the inconvenient system in which the business was
now carried on in the House of Commons, and more parti-
cularly referred to the bad practice of allowing motions for
adjournment of the house to be taken advantage of for the
purpose of raising desultory discussions upon various sub-
jects. He was of opinion that improvement was very much
required in the conduct of business in Parliament, and with
a view of effecting so desirable an object, ho made the
present motion.