The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-06 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY COURTS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR begged leave to introduce
a bill to amend the action of Viee-Admiralty courts in the
colonies.

The bill was read a first time.
BILLS.
The Fulham Railway Bill was read a second time.
RELIGIOUS (SITES) BILL.

Lord CRANIVORT El said that in moving the second
reading of the Religious, &c., Building (Sites) Bill he need
not tell their lordships that the interment of the dead had
been regulated by a bill called the Mortuary Bill, and this
act had controlled all grants of sites necessary for the
purpose of erecting religious edifices. Now what he
wished to effect by the present bill was to do away with
a great deal of inconvenience, which arose in obtaining
permission to erect the edifices already described.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that although ha did
not intend to object to the bill, still he thought that it was
very carelessly drawn. The noble lord then entered into
many technical points which he considered, if insisted
upon, would lead to several serious innovations. He
should therefore propose as au amendment the enrolment
of the deeds.
The bill was then read a second time.

THE MUTINY BILL.
Lord LONGFORD said, that in moving the second
reading of this bill that their lordships were doubtless all
well acquainted with a discussion which bad gone on in
another place relative to flogging in the army. In cense-
qnence the 22d clause of this bill had been altered, and it
enacted that flogging should only take place under two
conditions, mutiny or insubordination, accompanied with
personal violence. He (the noble lord) chiefly regretted
that it should be necessary at any time to enforce corporal
punishment.
The bill was read a second time.
LYON KING-AT-ARMS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Lord BELMORE moved the commitment of this bill,
which was committed accordingly.
ADJOURNMENT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Lord REDESDALE moved that the house adjourn for
the holidays on Friday the 12th inst.
This was agreed to, and the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Caledonian Railway (Forfarshire Works, &c.), Hartlepool
Gas and Water, and Ipswich Fishery.
LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY

(No. 3) BILL.
Mr. T. HUGHES moved the suspension of standing
orders in the case of the petition from the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway (No. 3) Bill.

Col. W. PATTEN opposed the motion.
Mr. CAVE thought the best course was to agree to the
proposition, as it. might lead to so beneficial a measure
for the benefit of the undertaking.
The motion was agreed to.
THE METROPOLIS GAS ACT.

The Sheriffs of the City of London presented a petition
against the Metropolis Gas Act.
TIPPERARY ELECTION COMMITTEE.

Sir P. EGERTON brought up the report of the Tippe-
rary election committee, which stated that the Hon. C
White was duly elected, and that there had not been un-
due influence exercised by the Roman Catholic clergy.
ENFRANCHISEM.ENT OF WOMEN.

Mr. R. GURNEY presented a petition front a large
number of persons stating that they possessed every quali-
fication for the franchise except that of sex—(loud laugh-
ter)—and praying that that circumstance might not be-
come a barrier to their admission to the franchise. (Loud
laughter.)
THE METROPOLIS GAS BILL.
4 groat number of petitions wore presented by members
on both sides of the house against this bill.

NEW WRIT.
A new writ was, on the motion of Mr. BRAND, ordered to
issue for Middlesex, in the room of Mr. Ilanbury, deceased.

NEW BRIBERY ACT.

Mr. Sergeant ARMSTRONG gave notice of his inten-
tion to move an addition to the oath now taken by mem-
bers, to the effect that they had not directly or indirectly
by agents or other persons permit, sanction, or suffer
bribery to be exercised on their behalf.
THE REFORM BILL—THE MEETING OF LIBE-
RALS TO-DAY AND THEIR RESOLUTIQNS.
Mr. ACLAND, on the part of Mr. Coleridge, gave no-
tice that, on the reading the order of the day for going into
committee on the Bill for the Amendment of tho Repre-
sentation of the People, he should' move that it be an
instruction to the committee that they have power to alter
the law of rating, so that in every parliamentary borough
the occupiers of tenements of a given amount of relative
value be relieved from the liability of personal rating,
with a view to fix a line for the borough franchise, at and
above which all occupiers should be entered on the rate
book, and shall have equal facility for the enjoyment of
such franchise as a residential occupation franchise.