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

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SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

lIIPERIAL PAR LI A ill ENT

HOUSE_OF LORDS—THIS EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

The Royal assent was given to the Brazilian Slave-trade
Bill, the Railway Companies Bill, the East India Canal and
Irrigation, and several other bills.

THE CORONATION OATH'.
The Earl of REDESDALE asked if the Governmen
proposed to make any alterati.in in the Coronation Oat]:
or to introduce any bill in relation thereto before the bill
now he'ore the other lonise came up for discussion.
,E,rl GRANVILLE said the Government believ.,l that
the oath was impo zed on the Sovereign in its executivo
and not in its legislative cipacity, and therefore no legisla-
tion was necessary.

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF CONMONS.—Tnrs EVENING.
no SPEAKER took the chair at •I
SMOKING ON RAILWA YS.

Mr. F. rt. SHERIDAN., who had on a former evening
sneceeded in getting tie conient of the house to a
clause insetted in the Met opolitan District Rail-
way Bill, on the further cousideratiou of the Metropolitan
Railway Bill, moved the nsertion of a similar c:ause in
the Metropolitan District Railways.
Mr. BRIGHT said he had heard the opinion of the direc-
tors.wiLh resp,xt to the resolution which ha I been passed
the other evening, and taking their opinion, with the fact
that the abstinenc, from tobacco s•noke could only
be for a short time, he hoped the house would attach a
proper value of the representation of the directors. lf,
however, the hon. member pressed his clause to a division
ho should give his vote against it.
Mr. C. BESTINCK supported the clause, and Mr. T.
CHAMBERS opposed it.

The house divided, when there appeared—
For
the clause
Against it . lBB
Majority against the clause --21
NEW MEMBER.

The Earl of MARCH took the oath and irs seat for West
Sussex, in the room of Mr. H. Wyndham, now Lord
Leconfield.

CITURCH LEASES.

Mr. FORT ESCUE, in reply to Dr. Ball, said the atten-
tion of the Government had been directed to the report of
the Irish Church Commissioners in favour of lessening
the price of purchasing the perpetuity of church leases.
The matter had beau carefully considered, and it seemed
to be the general opinion that if the subject was to be
dealt with it would be better to have direct legislation
rather than include it in the present bill.

ELECTION PETITIONS.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND, in reply
to Viscount St. Lawrence, said the judgments on the Irish
election petitions would be printed.

LEASES IN IRELAND.
Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Sir L. Palk, said ho
could not at the present moment my what course was
intended to bo proposed with respect to leases granted by
bishops or the ecclesiastical commissioners having more
than 10 years to run. When they had made some further
progress in tho bill ho would state what would be done in
the matter.

VAGRANCY,
Mr. GOSCHEN, in rtply to Mr. Hunt, said he thought
the present state of the law with respect to vagrancy. He
did not, however, think there would bo time during the
present session to legislate on the subject, but if it could
be taken into consideration it woul I be of the utmost advan-
tage. He however did not think it was possible to do any-
thing until next session.

'BRANDING SOLDIERS.
Mr. CARD WELL said his attention had been directed
to a letter which appeared in one of the daily papers to
the effect, " that a soldier suffering from consum2-
tion or any other disease, whereby he was
incapacitated from continuing iu her Majesty's service,
could not be discharged till he had been subjected to the
operation of cross-cupping." The statement was not cor-
rect. He had made inquiries, and, as he might have ex-
pected, he found that cupping was never resorted to unless
as a remedy for the disease.
THE HORSE DUTY.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was
not intended to do away with the exemption is favour
of horses employed in the yeomanry or agriculture.
MONUMENTS IN IRELAD.
Mr. LA YARD said the First Commissioner of Works
had no jurisdiction in Ireland, but if the national monu
merits in that country were placed under his care be would
gladly accept the duty.
THE IRISH CHURCH.

The house then went into committee on thiS bill.
Clauses 3 to 9 inclusive, which related to the appoint..
ment of the Church Commissioners, were postponed on the
motion of Mr. GLADSTONE.

On clause 10, which prohibited further appointments to
benefices in the Irish Church,.
Mr. !TARDY said, in the absence of his right hon. friend
the member for Buckinghamshire, who was too unwell to
attend in his place that evening, ho had to move an amend-
ment he made in the clause which extended the time until
1872, as the time at which apppointments might be made.
Dr. BALL said the passim; of that bill would render
new marriage laws for Ireland necessary, and therefore it
would be well to accept the amontiment proposed.
The amendment was opposed by thepovernmeut, and
after a brief discussion it was withdrawn.
On clause 12,
Mr. GAT HORNE HARDY moved the substitution o
the words "1872" for " 1871."
The house divided—
For th • clause
11:ainst it
Majority -;p;
The result was receivcd with loud cheers froln the
11,nches.

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LEFT SITIING. I

TIIE TaAGEDY IN THE 0172.

A DDITIONA T. PARTIC I7L ATV, (TIES DAY.)
This dreadful tragedy appears to excite still greater in-
terest than it did either on Saturday or yesterday, and far-
ther investigations have brought to light th it the unfor-
tunate female who was the fi:st victim was not named
Talian as reported in the morning papers, but Stallion.
She was the widow of a highly respectable mechanic, and
for many years in the employment of Messrs. Poutifex
the well-known coppersmiths, of Shoe-lane. The state-
meat that she bed born four children by the suicide awl
murderer is incorrect, she having only three children, who
were left by her late husband living with her, and one boy
apprenticed at the above-named firm, who, we are in-
formed by the lad's uncle, took one apprentice beyond
their usual number entirely out of respect to his late father.
The friends also state that the accounts of Mrs. Stallion's
habits of intemperance have been much exaggerated, and
they have every reason to believe that the fearful deed was
committed by Tillett in revenge for her having resisted
his advances and refused to share with him the
money she was in the habit of receiving. The
unfortunate boy, described as ono of Tillett's
sons, and who suffered seven days' imprisonment for
tome youthful indiscretion a few days ego, was not
Tillett's son, but one of the poor woman's late husband's,
who diud in March, 1861. Up to a late period Mrs.
Stallion had borne the character amongst her own friends
and family as being a very hard working and steady
woman, and if she had lately given way to any little
excesses they would ba attributed entirely to anxiety of
mind caused by the delay of realising the little property
left by her late husband for the benefit of the children.