The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-15 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—THIs EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the Woolsack
at 5 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

Several private bills of a local character were read a
second time and ordered to be committed.
THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.

Lord REDESIJALE drew the attention of the house to
a pamphlet published by Mr. Francis, impugning the posi-
tion he had taken in respect to railway legislation last ses-
sion, and affecting the interests of the company in ques-
tion. He vindicated the views he had expressed, and the
line of policy he had suggested to the house in reference
to the important subject of railway legislation.
THE FENIAN MOVEMENT.

In reply to Lord SHAFTESBURY,
Earl DERBY stated that no further information had
boon received by the Government as to any movements on
the part of the Fenian insurgents.
THE VOLUNTEERS.

In reply to a question from a noble lord,
Earl BELMORE said there was no reason why, in an
emergency, the Volunteers should not be expected to act
in a civil capacity and be sworn in as special constables.
Earl DE GREY explained that there was no compul-
sion on the part of the volunteers to assume a civil capa-
city in preserving the public peace ; but it might be con-
fidently expected that should the occasion arise when the
services of the volunteers were required, they would not
object to be sworn in as special constables.
A brief discussion ensued, in the course of which the
principles were laid down that volunteers should not legi-
timately be required to place themselves in hostility to
their fellow subjects; but that in the case of such events
as a Fenian movement assuming importance that
threatened the peace and order of the country they might
be called on, having arms in their possession,
to preserve the peace of the country, as well as to defend
it in the case of invasion. It was also contended that the
civil authorities should have the power to call on
the volunteeas to act in a case of emergency,
as in the instance of what occurred at Ches-
ter, on the ground that all available power should be
called into requisition in a case of high treason or appre-
hended insurrection.

The subject then dropped.
COLONIAL CHAPLAINCY IN NATAL, &c.

The Bishop of LONDON moved that there be laid be-
fore the house a despatch of her Majesty's Secretary of
State for the Colonies to the officer administering the
Government of Natal on the colonial chaplaincy
in that dependency, dated the 12th day of
August, 1866 ; a despatch to the Lord Bishop of
Montreal, relating to the appointment of a coadjutor Bishop
of Niagara, dated the 21st of November, 1866 and copies
of any returns made in answer to questions lately issued
by her Majesty's Secretary of State, in reference to the
condition and circumstances of the United Church of Eng-
land and Ireland in the colonies. The right reverend
prelate made some statements respecting the conduct of
the Bishop of Natal, which he denounced, and referred to
the excitement whico it had produced in the colony.

[LEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OF COMUONS.—TIIIS EVENING.
Tho SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. Sackville Stopford took the oath and his seat for
Northampton.