The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-08 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

In the House of Commons this evening Sir William
Hutt will ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the
Government propose to maintain any naval force ori,
the West Coast of Africa for the purpose of suppressing
the slave trade. Mr. Maguire intends to inquire of the chief
Secretary for Ireland whether, in case the prisoners not
comprehended in his announcement of Monday last, as
objects of the Royal clemency, gave sufficient guarantee
or assurance of their determination not to renew their
attempts against the public peace, the Government
would advise her Majesty to extend her Roya.
clemency to those prisoners, or to such of them as were
willing to give a guarantee or assurance to that effect.
Mr. Bentinck will want to know what is the present
position of the Tornado case, and Mr. Stapleton liar,
given notice to ask the Postmaster-General whether
he will he prepared at the -commencement of the
financial year to reduce the postage on newspapers,
so as materially to facilitate their circulation in the rural
districts. Mr. Childers will bring forward the naval
estimates, after which Mr. Mills intends to ask him what
• course he intends to pursue with regard to Woolwich deck
yard, and whether he will take steps to alleviate the
distress which will ensue if the yard is closed by ensurini
its immediate occupation.
'To-morrow evening Mr. Locke Icing will bring in hii
bill to assimilate the law of succession to real estate to thai
of personal estate in cases of intestacy. Mr. Vernon
Harcourt has given notice to move for a select committee
to inquire into the laws affecting the registration of per
sons entitled to vote in the election of members to serve it.
Parliament for boroughs in England and Wales ; and tc.
report whether any, and what, amendments are required
within. Mr. Stapleton, the new member for Berwick-
upon-Tweed, will bring in a bill to alter the mode of
electing representative peers in Scotland and Ireland, and
to enable the Crown to summon such Scotch and Irish
peers as may not be representative peers to sit in Parlia-
ment for life. The Sale of Liquors on Sunday (Ireland)
Bill is down for second reading, and the Sea Birds Pre-
servation Bill is appointed to go through committee.
Two important bills are entered for Wednesday—viz.
trie University Tests and the Contagious Diseases
(Animals) Bill. Mr. Mowl:ray will move an adverse
amendment to the first, and Mr. lleadlam will endeavour
to shelve the second. If there is time, the Lands Clauses
Consolidation Act Amendment Bill will pass another

stage.

On Thursday the Assessed Rates Bill is to be read a
second time, after which Sir Michael Hicks Beach will
endeavour to refer it to a select committee. Mr. Knatch-
bull-Hugessen, on behalf of the Government, will bring

in a " bill to introduce the representative element into the
administration of county finance," and Mr. Cardwell will
explain the army estimates.
On Friday the Attorney-General expects to carry his
motion for a commission to inquire into the practice
which prevailed at the last Norwich election. Mr. Crau.
ford has given notice to call attention to the system of
creating faggot votes in Scotch counties under the Reform
Act of last session. and to move an address for returns.