The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

ROUSE OF LORDS—This EVENING.
The LORD CRAXCELLOR, took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PETITIONS.

Lord REDESDALE presented petitions from various
banking companies, and gave notice that he should move
the second reading of the Sale of Joint Stock Shares Bill
on Tuesday, the 21st of May next.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH presented a petition
from Landport, near Portsmouth, in favour of the Clerical
Vestments Bill, to which was appended an immense num-
ber of signatures.
RELIGIOUS AND BUILDING (SITES) BILL.
This bill was now committed, and the House resolved
itself into a committee, when the words "intended to be
used" were inslrted after the word "site."
Tho LORD CHANCELLOR said that ho shonld move
that clauses relating to the enrolment of deeds should be
inserted in tho bill.

Lord ORAN WO.IITH said that he objected to the clauses
relating to emolument.
The clause was then inserted, and the report received.
THE BRITISH WHITE HERRING FISHERY BILL:

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On the motions of Lord IBELMORE, this bill was read
a second time.

The house then adjourned.

!MUSE OF COMMONS —THIS EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. •
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed:—
Paignton Water; Wallasey Improvement; and Waterford,
New Ross, awl Wexford Junction Railway.
THE FENIAN PRISONERS.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition praying that the per-
sons accused of Fenianism might have fair trials, and also
be treated with more leniency than they had heretofore
received, that the troops should be ordered to conduct
themselves for the future with feelings more in accordance
with legitimate warfare. The hon. gentleman read the
prayer of the petition, and also the names of the persons
signing it, and handed it to the Speaker.
on
On the motion that the petition be laid the table,
Major KNOX moved that, as he considered the prayer
of the petition disloyal and objectionable, it be not re-
ceived.
Mr. DAWSON seconded the motion.
Mr. NEWDEGATE thought that it would
would be
be parti-
cularly hard, and therefore he hoped the petition
received.
The petition was ultimately received, Major Knox with-
drawing his opposition.
THE FENIANS.
Mr. BLAKE asked the Chief Secretary fur Ireland
whether, in consequence of the report of the medic/1444er of

the Mountjoy Convict Prison, that the prisoners confined
there under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act were suf-
fering in health from the discipline they were subjected to,
and were likely to suffer still more if the prison rules con-
tinued to be enforced to the same extent, it was the inten-
tion of the Government to direct that the untried political
prisoners should be treated in a less severe manner thart
they have been hitherto?
Lord NAAS said, as a report had been presented that
the continued confinement was acting prejudicially on the
health of the prisoners, ho had caused certain relaxations
in the prison rules to be made, and that the result had.
been most satisfactory. They were now daily in associa-
tion with each other, and they were freely allowed to
s !mkt) curing exercise, and that they had the privilege of
r-ceiving their food from their frienus.
IRISH LAND TENURE BILL.
Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether it was the intention of the Govermusnt to allow
the adjourned debate on the Irish Land Bill to stand for
the first business on th 3 evening of Monday, the 13th.
of May.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
could give the hon. member i.o promise on the subject.
THE MEETING IN HYDE PARK.

Sir C. ItUSSELL asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department w'ateler his attention had been called to
a resolution passed at a meeting of the Reform
League held iu the Sussex Hall last night, by
which it was deteriniued (after the reading of the
Government Proclamation, prohibiting the meeting
auttounced for Monday next iu Hyde Park) " that such
meeting be held as publicly notified." Whether, in the
event of such meeting taking place, the vice-presidents, as
well as the president, would be held liable; for a de-
liberate infraction of the law. And whether the
Home Secretary had received, in common with other
Members of the House, a list of the members of the Re-
form League, in which the names of Thomas Hughes,
Esq., ,M.P., Thomas Bayley Potter, Esq., M.P., P. A.
Taylor, Esq., M.P., and The O'Donoghee, M.P., are pub-
lished, as purporting to be Vice-Presidents of the Reform.
League.
Mr. WALPOLE said his attention had been drawn to
the proceedings at the meeting held at Sussex Hall. With
regard to the third question, he had to say he had not re-
ceived a list of the members of the Reform League. With
regard to the second question, which he answered last,
with respect to the vice -presidents becoming liable for any
infraction of the law, he had to say that, regarding
the position of some of the gentlemen named as vice-pre-
sidents occupied in society and that house, he could not
think they would be any parties to a resistance to the law
of the land or any infraction of the law. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. R. J. HARVEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department if any facilities would be giveu to meet
the general desire on the part of the tradespeople and others
residing in the.western parishes of London to be sworn-in
as special constables for the preservation of the peace for
Moudav, the 6th May.
Mr. WALPOLE said he had received a representation
relative to the proposed meeting, and he had also received,
about ten minutes before he left the Home-office, it
memorial signed by 6,000 working men, deprecating the
proposed meeting, and he had also been informed that
before eleven o'clock to-morrow morning that number
would be increased by about 4,000 more. He was happy
to inform the house that he had been in communication
with the vestries in the neighbourhood of Hyde-park, and
stated that every facility would be given to the swearing
in of special constables to preserve the public peace.
Mr. BRIGHT asked whether the Middlesex magistrates
had been communicated with.
Mr. WALPOLE replied in the negative.
Mr. BRIGHT asked whether, before such extreme steps
were adopted, it was not necessary that depositions, taken
before the magistrate, should be forwarded to him. It did
not, in his opinion, follow that because there was going to be a
public meeting it followed, as a matter of course, there
absurd—andwa 's g
ingtohbee ahobpreedachthoef thhoen pegae cen t—l e
Int haen alarmn
dwdaos
nothing. (Loud cries of " Order," and " Hear, hear.)
Mr. WALPOLE said he had stated that he had been in
communication with the different parishes, stating that
facilities would be given them in swearing in special con-
stables. He
that Hewhhaedn daonnye
tsounninoailc,croirod:nocer act,wfeiltohntyhewas p
appre-
hended, e
hended, the Home Secretary, on receiving an intimation
to that effect before the magistrates, should have that
power. He had done nothing contrary to the act of Par-
liament. (Rear, hear.)
Mr. BRIGHT asked whether the special constables
would interfere with peaceful subjects entering the park?
or whether they would be called upon to act with others
in dispersing the meeting in case of tumult should arise?
Mr. WALPOLE said he had stated that he had no ap-
plication from the magistrates. (Hear, hear.) The
special constables would not interfere with peaceful sub-
jects on the dispersing of the meeting. The special con-
stables would only be there in case the peace was broken
to assist the constitutional authorities.
Mr. WHALLEY asked if any further information had
been received by the Government since the issuing of the.
proclamation.
Mr. WALPOLE said no proclamation had been issued—
.

merely a notice, signed by the Secretary of State, requir-
ing persons to abstain from attending a meeting that was
not permitted, gland which would not be permitted.
(Hear, hear, and cheers.)
Major KNOX asked the hon. member for Birming-
ham, as he bad stated the meeting would be held
whether he had the authority of the Reform League to
make that statement.
Mr. BRIGHT said he was not in the council of the Re-
form League, neither was lie a member of that body.
THE REFORM BILL.—THE DIVISON LAST
NIGHT.

Tho CHANCELLOR of tho EXCHEQUER said, re•

['erring to the division List night, which arose on the third
Ltlaus..; w th respect to the time of residence to qualify for
the franchise, he regretted for himself that the discussion

of that important matter should have been of so brief a
character as to give it the appearance of hurry. The
matter had been argued from a numerical point of view,
than as it ought in his opinion to have been taken, so that
the parties interested might have a real interest in the

iocal-ity represented. The security fur that was neces-
sarily considerable, but the matter had been brought
under the consideration of his colleagues, and
although they regretted that the local prin-
ciple was not as much as they desired, they
had not thought it their duty to defer to the wishes of the
house. (Loud cheers.) The bill was founded on the prin-
ciple of bona fide rating and residence, which he looked
upon us the only solution of the question that would be
acceptable to the country. (Cheers.) With respect
to the matter referred by the right hon. gentleman
opposite last night ho had introduced words which he
was sure would meet with his approbation, and in order
there might be no misapprehension on the matter, he
should at the proper time move the repeal of the third sec-
tion of the act known as Sir W. Clay's Act.
Mr. FOSTER asked whether a debate would be taken
on that matter before they proceeded with the further
consideration of the third -clause of the Reform Bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, at at
present advised he did not think that would be possible,
but he would consider the matter.
THE MINISTERIAL CIRCULAR.
Mr, HORSMAN, referring to the circular issued by
the Government, in which the question of residence was
stated to be looked upon as a vital principle in the bill,
asked if it was a general letter written by the right hon.
gentleman?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQEUER said
the hon.
thhoen
(3. gentlemano
fws the
Exchequer)an escel excellent
didjudge
not
the author of the letter, and also lie would say the
of
f denyst style,
letterlbeing be su-t
pressed the feeling of his colleagues. Although he did not feel
he
it e wmaisgright
writeh e soh ohui lsdpob emciac
.1 d
friendsu upon tion answer envte
ofr y word
great
political emergency. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He
would not attempt to enter into a discussion of what a
vital principle was at that particular moment. (Hear,
hear.) He was not ashamed of the letter, and moreover
he considered it a very good one. (Loud laughter.)
MR. OSBORNE'S "MARE'S NEhT."

Iir.;OSBORNE gave notice that on an early day he sbould
call upon the hon. member for Swansea to produce the
original memorandum which had been referred to the other
evening.

(LEFT SITTING.)

LONDON GAZETTE. -THIS EVENING.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Mama 20, 1867.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William
Alleyne, Marquess of Exetei, to be Captain of Her
Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the
room of Charles, Earl of Tankerville, appointed Lord
Steward of Her Majesty's Household.
WAR-OFFICE, Arum 30.
The Queen has appointed Edward Jocelyn Baumgartner,
Esq., to fill the offices of Master, Registrar, and Clerk of
Arraigns of the Supreme. Court of the City and Garrison of
Gibraltar.

ADMIRALTY, April 30.
James Johnstone Martin, Lq., has this day been pro-
moted to the rank of Staff Surgeon in her Majesty's fleet,
with seniority of 21st March, 1867.

MAY 2.
William Newman Brake Es q , has this day been pro-
moted to the rank of Staff S'urgeo'n in her Majesty's Fleet,
with -seniority of 21st April, 1667.'
Mr. James Gibson gas this day been promoted to the
rank of Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of
11th April, 1.867.

COURSE OF EXCIIANGI. This Evening,.

Ditto ll 16f 11 17i
Amsterdam Short.
Ituttortiain 3 Alontlis.ll 18i
11 19;
11 19±
11 19
25 37 25 45
4F

Antwerp
Brussels
25 37f 26 t
Hamburg — 13 8f 13 9
Paris Short 25 10 25 20
3 Mouths. 25 32f 25 37}
25 40

Ditto .......................
Marseilles ..................
Frankfort, on the Maine
Vienna ........................
'Trieste ........................
Petersburgn ...............
Berlin ........................
17 achid .......................
Cadiz .....................
Leghorn .....................
Milan .................... ....
Genoa ........................

-25 35
101 120
13 4u 13 50
13 40 13 50
sof 301
6 '4k 6 141
481 48/
46i 490
27 75 27 85
27 75 27 85
27 75 27 85
27 75 27 85

Naples ................
Palermo ..............
Messina ............
Lisbon ............
Oporto ..................

27 75
ki 75
52A,

27 85
27 85
52}
52i

--i3HIEPING INTELLIGENCE•

Loxnov, 3.itty 3.—Wind this day at noon—South-
y wodratii breezeauti flue weather.

2.—`Vied S.W.—A raiTed —C amber-
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DARTMOUTH, May N.W.—Put back—Velo-
city, for Newfoundland, leaky.
PLYMOUTH, May 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Countess
of Kintore, from Nelson, N.Z.
FlLmovrit, May I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Guiding
Star, screw steamer, from Havre, and proceeded for New
York.

MuxeD.D, May 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Aurora, from
Cardiff for Quebec.

SWANSEA; May 2.—Wind N.N.W—Arrived—Hamp-
slare Castle, from Cuba,