The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-21 00:00:00

OATHS BILL.

Th 3 Earl of LITCA.NiatTenT,Ves that when the
Cimmons' reasons for disagreeing with the amendments
made to their lordships wens considered, on Monday
week, he lihoull move an amend.nent.
Lord CAMPBELL wished to know the effdot of the
prnposeo amendment !_

toe Earl of LIJCAN said ho would take care that
the words of the a•r:endment should be in the hands of
their lordships in due tint:).
PROPERTY OP BaRRIES WOIrE/T.

Lord LYNDIIIIRST ca►led the attention of the
noble and learned lord to a defect that had been dis-
covered in a very important bill passed last seaßion,
by which it was enacted that a married woman,
separated from her husband, wishing to transfer land,
her property hal to be subjected to the Exlmination be-
fore a Polioitor of the Curt of Chancery. Such a pro-
ceeding would be extremely easy for a person residing
in Engl,n3, but one of Brea' difficulty fc,r tlo=eret-iding in
the colonies. He knew an in -tAnce of a lady residing in
Q xebec, who Lad been subjected to great inconveni-
ence owing t, this circumstance.

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Lord CRANWO Rya said the eef ct had not ascaped
observation, and he should bring in a short bill this
session to remedy the inconvenience.
PORTO MNA: BRIDGE.
Viicount CLANOARITY moved f,r a return of the
yearly expenses of the repairs of a bridge over the
Shannon near Portumna, and also a copy of any
notice given to the grand Juries of the coun-
tie cf Tipperary and Galway of the bill now
before P,:iliarnent, for charging upon those counties
the future maintenance of the said bridge.
The Earl of D01\.701.1G-1110R,E had Borne objections to
parts of the return moved for, but if the noble viscount
would withdraw his motion he would give him all the
information he required on the sulject.
The motion wa,, attar a abort discussion, withdrawn

FRANCHISE PRISONS BILL.
On the motion (f the Earl of CARNARVON this
bill was real a second time.
THE INDEMNIFY FOR WATT AND PARK.
The Earl cf MINTO asked the noble earl the Secre-
tary for Forign Aff lira if any answer to his demands
for compensation to these persona bad been received
from Naples ?
The Earl of MALMESBURY said he had received a
reply which he believed was a refusal, but he ha i since
ben informed that it was only an argumentative reply.
(Laught.r.)
The Ea,l t f MINTO asked if any steps bad been
taken on this ar2urnentative reply ? (Lsnghter.)
The Earl of MALNIESBURY said it had only been
received wit-in the las,, two hour..
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
The Earl of DERBY mired the rt journment of the
house to Monday, v.O 31st May.—Agreed to.
Their lordships the❑ adjourned.

HOUSE OP CO :LIONS—(This Evening).
The SPEAKER took ti chair at four n'el
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The folio mini.: Inns t.re read a third time and passed :
—Caledonian H iii aay (Branch to Port-Carlisle Rail-
way), Hesketh Marsh, Horsham Turnpike Trust, Llan-
daff and CAnton District Markete, Northampton Gas,
Plymouth Gre it We3te7n Docks, Port-mouth Railway,
and Wexford Harbour Eiabankm eat.
The following bids w&re further considered and ordered
to be read a third tuns :—Glebe Insurance Company,
Manchester Poor, ITltrerstone and Lancaster Railway,
Victoria Sta'ion and Pimlico Railway.
STANHOPE AND WOLSINGEIAM RECTORIES
BILL.
Lord H. VANE nominated the fol:owing Select Com-
mittee on Stanhope and Wollingliain Rectories Bill :
Lord Harry Vane, Mr. Ingham, Mr. Mowbray, Mr.
Hardy, Mr. Cardw,ll, Sir James Graham, Mr. Deede4,
Mr. Fitzroy, arid five meuibeO to be added by the Com •
mittee of Selection. Eve to be the quorum.—Agreed to.
ROYAL ASSENT`.
Several bills rPceival the It iyal Assent. (See Lords )
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PRIVILEGE.
BREA.CR OF
Mr. CLIVE brought forward a charge of a breach
a privilege of the home, by a member of the provincial
He was latelycnairman
of a committee relative
to two rival railway .
reppecting which the
committee made a tali and
Impartial report by a majo-
rity of three to two. Certain local articles then ap-
pi aced in the neAspaier of which he complained, con-
taining abu4ve attacks, &c., but at last one ap-
pesrAl containing so gross a calumny on him tLa', he
had no other course lit but to bring it before the house.
(H
ear.) Tire article in ques
-cm ae read by the hon.
and learned me.nb r
.R charged him wiih b4iEg a par-
tisan .of the Caleciunan Railway against the North
British, and that be had been rallied by the partisans
of the former in ;heir favour. Ho emphatically
ilenied the iroputpons cast on him, and said
that neither in
.016 cornmittee-roana nor out
of it, had he converseri with any one resp.icting t'ie claims
of the rival companiv The
. artic'e went on to charge
him with partiality, a:,d that he held Caledonian stock,
which he also most °aphid c!.l:y deified. Ho never held
a share in the company in his life. The whole of it, lo
the shape was
plated, conveyed an insinuation which
it was impossible foe hire tooverk.olc, He challenged
any one in connectiok wi.h tne cortpanies to come for-
ward and aAL him any question in reference to
the charge, and he was ready, if necessary,
to Foduco hie bank rig bo. k to show he hail had no
transactions in rail.lay shares. (Cries of "No, no.")
He courted Vie full:st invePtigagon into the whole r f
his conduct il.r.mgh life. His (.I..j•ct was to stand we!
with the public and the house ; and he moved that Mr.
Scott-, the printer, and Mr. Wilkes, the publisher, no
the Carlisle Examinsy, should be summoned to atteur
the house on Fridaynrxt.

Mr. HUGGESSON seconded the motion. He bore
testimony to the tai. and upright mannt r in which tilt
ch%irman had ciischirged his duty as such, and he re•