The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-17 00:00:00

sons at San Jose, in which it was stated that 00'
brains, blood, and bones covered an area of 20 al'
The samples of the flesh introduced had a fishy
The President had no doubt that there had bf.ej
showers of frogs ere now. Mr. Beardsly remao're
such a shower had occurred in Tennessee 00111_
years ago. He also asserted that rats were oil
found with their skins turned wrong side out, 16
all the flesh gone ; so also were rabbits, 09.611110
and gophers. It is clear that none of the scieow;
men assembled knew much about the phenonlen°

IMPERIAL PARLIAIONT

HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING.
The LORD GRANCELT.ORa took his seat on the WOO
at five o'clock.

DISEASE AMONGST PIGS.
Earl COWPER asked if any information had beeni;
ceived as to whether a disease had broken out in AOII
amongst pigs.
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Earl DE GREY said that information bad been receir''
to the effect that a disease known as the " hog choleri'lili
broken out at Buffalo amongst a drove of pigs on theirr°Jr,
to New York. Ile was not in possession of any ivli°l9
nation which stated that the disease prevailed gdoell
in America.

EMIGRATION. 0
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Lord HOUGHTON then proceeded to call the atteuil
of the house to the question of emigration.
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After some remarks from Lord OVERSTONE and
GREY, the subject dropped.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMAIONS.—LAsr EVENT°.
The SPEAKER, took the chair at 4 o'clock.
SMOKING IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES.
On the further consideration of the Metropolitan °
way Bill,
Mr. SHERIDAN moved the insertion of the follol
clause:—" Notwithstanding any provision in the Reg Ode
tion of Railways Act, 1868, the company shall prel:l
smoking carriages for each class of passenger tracw",;n
by the said railway."
A discussion arose, in which it was said that of all .
ways the Metropolitan was the one on which sma.,
ought to be allowed. The sulphureous effluvia elien:
terod at the Gower-street and Baker-street station/II
most offensive, and the smoking would greatly count
the choking and stifling atmosphere that was 1011,
complained of. Railway directors always objected 61
smoking, and they cared little about the general c°ollo
venience although they always paraded their endealco
to consult it. The accommodation for smoking dit
offered by all other railways but the Metropolitan, OA,
was the opinion of a great many members that such fli"-
lilies should be given by thodirectors of that railway'
The house divided, when there appeared—.
For the clause
Against it
Majority in favour of the clause
THE NEW LAW COURTS. po
Sir R. PALMER gave notice that he should moil
amendment to the motion of the hon. member for (°'
to the effect that it was desirable that the new law co the
should be proceeded with as quickly as possible upon' ,heit
site set out in the bill (Carey-street) authorising ""
erection.

OBSTRUCTION IN THE THAMES.
Mr. BRIGHT, in reply to Mr. G. Gregory, said
pilings in the river near Charing-cross and Westuv°ol
bridges were a portion of the works of the Whitehall
Waterloo railway, which had received an extensiono,
time for the execution of its works until the year thel
No person, therefore, had power to interfere with:44
obstructions until the July of next year, when dela'', j
some action would be taken either by tLe Board of_V
cr Conservators of the river.

THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Mr. LAYARD, in reply to Dr. Brewer, said the
tional Gallery would be re-opened to the public on llOll
day week.

INCLOSURES.
Ula
Mr. BRUCE said he was unable to ;lay upon the'
the terms which the Commissioners of Woods and Vret,la
exact from the commoners in all enclosures whey,ed
Crown is lord of manors because the terms varied '
considerably according to the particulars of each caSe.