The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.
The LOUD LIHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock. •
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from
the authorities of Leicester.
The Expiring, Lands Continuance Bill was passed
through Committee.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE AND THE
PROROGATION.
The Earl of DERBY intimated that the house would
meet to-morrow (Saturday) at 2 o'clock, in order to pass
certain bills, and that the prorogation would take place on
Wednesday next.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (ANIMALS) BILL.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH moved that the Com-
mons' amendments to this bill should be considered. He
said that the other house of Parliament had limited the
period of the act to one year, while this house had agreed
that it should be for three years, but he thought that the
amendment was a trifle, and he should move that it be

agreed to.
The amendments were then agreed to.
The Commons' amendments on the Railway Companies .
(Scotland) Bill wore agreed to.
POLICIES OF INSURANCE BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the amendment
on this bill only left it its title. The effect of the amend-
ment really was that a person holding only a partial in-
terest in a policy might sue for and recover
the whole of its amount, and the other par-
ties to it must sue him. It appeared to him quite impos-
sible that the house could agree to this amendment.
The amendment was then disagreed to.
CONSOLIDATION FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
HOURS OF LABOUR REGULATION BILL.
The Earl of DEVON moved the second reading of this
bill. Ho stated that there were an innumerable
class of employments in which children, women, and
young persons were employed, which the Factory Act
Extension Bill did not contemplate, and this bill was
destined to regulate the hours of labour of young persons
employed in workshops, and gave power to the local
authorities, by which ho meant the corporation, or, if there
was none, the vestry of a town, to regulate in their dis-
tricts the hours of labour.
The Earl of SIfAFTESBURY said that they had not
in this bill the assistance of inspectors as the Factory Act
had, but were going to the local authorities, who were
employers of labour; but ho must remark that they
ought in passing this bill to be very grateful to the great
employers of labour for the generous assistance they had
given them in carrying out bills like the present. It was
many years before they could get any great result from
the original Factory Act, and this bill would bo considered
an admirable supplement to the new Factory Act. But
there were some defects in it which he shoulihnove in the
n'xt session to be amended.
The bill was Chen read a second time.
COURTS OF REFERENCES BILL.

This bill wa 3 road a second time.
The Earl of DEVON moved that the Church Tempo-
ralities Orders (Ireland) Validation, &c., Bill be read a
second time, which was agreed to.
The Fortifications Bill was read a second time.
The Commons' amendments to the War Department
Stores Bill were agreed to.
The Companies' Act (1862) Amendment Bill passed
through committee, and the report was agreed to.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 3 o'clock.
CHARTERHOUSE ESTATES BILL.

This bill was further considerod, and the standing
orders having been suspondod it was road a third time and
passed.
LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY
(ARRANGEMENTS) BILL.

The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and
agreed to.

VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS.

Mr. OT WAY asked the Secretary of State for War
whether it was intended to withhold from the sergeant
instructors attached to the volunteer corps from the FOgi-
inents of the lino the additional twopence per diem paid
to sergeants of the line and militia ?
Sir .T. PAKINGTON said he presumed the question
related to the 2d. lately granted. (Hear, hear.) The
sergeant instructors of volunteers consisted of two classes,
viz., those sergeants who have been lent to the volunteers,
and who are still retained on the lists of their respective
regiments, and with respect to them it was only fair that
they should receive the addition. (Hear, hear.) With
respect to those who had left the line and were in receipt
of pensions, their case had not yet been decided.