The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING.
The Lonn CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'olock.

THE TORNADO.

Lord CLANRICARDE said that he hoped that the
house would allow him to postpone his motion relative to
the production of papers in the case of the Tornado.

RECOVERY OF DEBTS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Tho LORD 'CHANCELLOR presented a petition from
Scotland praying that this bill might be acceded to. The
petition was very cautiously worded, but it expressed an
opinion that the bill would facilitate the recovery of cer-
tain debts.

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY PROFESSORSHIPS BILL

Lord KIMBERLEY moved the commitment of this bill,
and the bill was approved accordingly.
he E trl of HARM' ICKE presented a petition on the
employment of her Majesty's troops in their leisure
hours. He stated that he had received the peti-
tion from the Mayor of Colchester, and originated
from a largo meeting in that town. It appeared that the
people of that town considered that much better arrange-
ments might be made with regard to the sanitary and
moral condition of her Majesty's troops. It was
thought that the time of the soldier was not
sufficiently occupied, and that they had eight hours
out of the 2I entirely at their own dispOsal, and this led
to what idleness alWays created—dissipation. The peti-
tioners thought, after the experience of the Crimean war,
where it was found the troops were physically incapable
of enduring the hardships of a single campaign, that it
was advisable that some employment should be found
for them, and that they could be remunerative at the rate
of three halfpence an hour in addition to their pay,
thus profiting by employing their leisure time in indus-
trial pursuits:

Lord LONGFORD said that the subject upon which the
noble earl had spoken had been much considered at the
War Office. • Various reports had been made to that de-
partment of the different industrial pursuits which might
occupy the leisure time of the soldiers. The industrial
schemes of the petition brought up by the noble
earl involved ono of the most complicated
plans with regard to employing soldiers. Although
the plan might be good, the best result would not per-
haps' immediately fellow. In ladia soldiers had been
necessarily employed in this way. In those times,
however, he (the noble lord) was sure that there
would be nothing else but the most cordial co-operation on
all sides with regard to any scheme for the amelioration of
the soldiers. _ _

The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said that, as far as the
military authorities were concerned, no one was moro
anxious as to the condition of the soldiers than
they were. The troops were very much scat-
tered in England, and it was difficult to provide
permanent employment for them in any one place,
but in India they were stationed almost permanently.
In all parts of the foreign dominions this
was going on progressing, but in England it
was much more difficult. He was sure that throughout
the whole of the army there was the greatest desire to
promote the employment of troops in every way that
would be beneficial.

Ball GREY said that hitherto this subject had not re-
ceived the attention that it ought to have. There was
great cause for improvement. He was happy to find that
there was a disposition to forward it. (Hear, hear.)

Earl DE GREY and RIPON said that it was most de-
sirable that this matter should be put into the hands of
the commanding officers of regiments, and that it should
be thoroughly understood that the Government wished
that these regulations should be carried out. It was ne-
cessary that. a large amount of discretion should be left
in the hands of the. Commander-in-Chief of the forces.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. CuterrEwrox took the oath and his seat for Dublin
University.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed

Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway, Brighton
Improvement, Cardiff and Penarthßoad, Ford and Lowick
Roads, London and North Western Railway (Buxton,
Chapel en lePrith, and Sheffield Railway), Middle Level
Drainage, North Metropolitan Railway, Tnomson's
Divorce, Tynemouth Parish Gas, Worcester County and
City Gaols.
THE TRIAL OF BURTON AND HAY. .

Mr. GILPIN asked the Secretary Of State for 'the
Home Department if his attention Lad been called
to a trial at the Kingston Assizes, where two men,
named Burton, aged 23, and Hay, aged 29,
were indicted for burglary, More Mr. Baro❑
Bramwell, and sentenced to seven and ten years' penal
servitude respectively.; to tho fact that tba convicts were
violent and abusive on receiving their sentence, and, bay-
ing been removed from the bar by the police, wore ordered
to bo brought- back by the judge, who, thereupon sen-
tenced them each to a /urthor term of Ave-y..., punabo"-.,
vitude.

Mr. WALPOLE said his attention had not been drawn
to the matter before the question was put on the paper.
He would make inquiry, and communicate the result to
the house.