The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS. --4YESTERD AY. )
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 6 o'clock.

SECOND READINGS.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following
bills were read a second time :—Ray's Estate ; Balby
and Worksop Road ; Alyth Railway ; and Brentford
Gas.
Lord PORTMAN presented a petition from 3,500
inhabitants of Deptford, Greenwich, and Woolwich, in
favour of an equalisation of the poor-rates.
'Earl ST. GERMANS called the attention of their
loeiships •to a motion that had for some time
stood upon the paper. It involved a number of
quostians, one of which related to tee death of
;gr. Sullivan, at Lima, another reflected very much
-upon Sir J. Brooke, and went so far as to
say that the conduct of that gentleman had been such as
to desecrate the name of Engiand throughout the East.
He thought it highLy inconvenient such notices should
serna;n on the paper if there was no intention of putting
the question.
The Earl of M4LMESBURY said no doubt such a
cireutizstance was inconvenient, but he did not think
there was any remedy. He knew other notices to have
remained much longer on the paper than that allt.ded
to by the noble earl.
Lord REDESDALE was of a similar opinion.
-The Earl of STAN.HOPE defended his noble friend
(Lorci Kingston) from the observations which the ques-
tion that stood at present in his name had given rise to.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
Lord LYTTELTON gave notice that on Thursday
next he should put a question to her Majesty's Govern-
ment as to whether it was intended to carry further the
principle of competitive examination of candidates for
the Civil Service.
THE PAROCHIAL REGISTERS BILL.
On the motion.of the LORD CHANCELLOR, this
bill was read a second time, the object of which was
to place the registers of dissenting congregations on the
same footing as to giving evidence in a court of jus-
tice a 4 those of the Established Church. The law, as it
at present stood, did not admit the right of dissenting
registers to give evidence.
CHANCERY AMENDMENT BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second
reading of this hill. The object of the bill was to im-
prove the mode of proceeding in certain cases, on an
application being made to the Court of Chancery. By
the law as it now stood, on any application for
a breach of contract being made, the court had power to
order a decree to issue, but it had no authority to enforce
such order. There were various other amendments which
it was proposed to make, in accordance with the Common
Law Procedure Act, and, by the present bill, the mode
of giving evidence was to be altered, so that instead of,
as now, a party being left in the dark as to the nature of
the evidence it had to meet he wouli have a perfect
knowledge of all that transpired. He had hoped that
the bill would have passed without opposition, but as
lie found his noble and learned friend (Lord St.
Leonardo) was opposed to the bill, he should, pro-
viding it was read a second time, move that it be
referred to a select committee. _

Lord BROUGHAM concurred in the course recom-
mended by the noble lord on the woolsack.
L)rl Sr. LEONARDS then proceeded to state
his objections to the bill.
Lord CAMPBELL was of opinion that a very great
evil would be removed by the present bill.
. After a few words from Lord CRANWORTII, who
approved of the bill, it was read a second time, and
ordered to be referred to a select committee.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA. AND
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
The Marquis of BREDALBANE gave notice that
he should to-morrow (this day) ask the Government
what were the relations in respect to military matters
between the Governor-General of India and the Com-
mander-in-Chief.
Their lordships shortly afterwards adj.mined.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following private hills were read a third time and
passed :—Atlantic Telegraph Company ; Dean Valley
Railway ; Eastern Steam Navigation ; Llano:ly Har-
bour ; Landon and North-Western Railway (®tidi-
tiona,l Works) ; London and North-Western (Extension
from Longsight); Onde Railway Company ; Wallasey
impiovement ; Yar Bridge.

SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY BILLS (1855
AND 1856).
Mr. C. FORSTER moved that the minutes of the
evi fence taken bef,re the committees on the Severn
Vellvy Railway B lie in sessions 1855 and 1856 be
referrJd to the committee on group 10 of railway bills
in reference to the Severn Valley Railway Bill.—Agreed
to,