The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-12 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING.
The LORD 011LNCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

Wrexham, Mold, and Connah!s Quay Railway, and Great
Western Railway (Finance) Bills, wore road a third timo
and passed.

THE DEER REMOVAL ACT.

Viscount EVERSLEY presented a petition from the
inhabitants of the New Forest, complaining of the opera-
tion of the Deer Removal Act and the enclosure of that
forest. The act effected the enclosure of 16,000 acres, and
did away in a groat measure, it was alleged, with the ad-
vantages of common right.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM. said that the whole of
the 16,000 acres would be thrown open as soon as the treex
and underwood should b' removed from the forest. lie
had considered the matter with attention, and he thought
that the report that was to be laid before the house
would fully satisfy their lordships that the rights of
commoners had been fully taken into consideration.
The Earl of MALMESBURY and the Duke of Buemzucit
made a few remarks as to the inadmiseability of the enclo-
sure, and the petition was laid on the table.
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL.
The Earl of DERBY, according to a motion on the
paper, called attention to the Commons' amendments to
the Lords' amendments,' and said that it was not
desirable that they should run any risk of a rejec-
tion of a bill like that which had come before
them. It would lead to great waste of the time which had
been devoted to the bill, and would create a great deal of
discussion during the recess. He should confine himself
to threo points in the bill which had been passed
as amendments by their own house. One of
these, that of Lord Cairns, the Commons had
reconsidered and passed, and with regard to it he must
say a few words. Tho amendment as to three-cornered
constituencies he had always been opposed to, and he
thought it was totally opposed to the feelings of the country;
but though he was opposed to such a course as a general
extension, still under certain circumstances he thought
that it might be advisable. But with regard to the copy-
hold and freehold franchise he was sorry to say that the
House of Commons had disapproved of the Lords' amend-
ments, and had furnished them with their reasons.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TIIIS EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
RIFLING HEAVY ORDNANCE.
Mr. BLAKE asked the Secretary for War whether any
report had been recently received at the War-office from
the Ordnance Select Committee on Captain Scott's claims
for reward for his system for rifling heavy ordnance; and,
if so, whether there was any objection to lay a copy of
same upon the table of the house.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said he had received a report on
the subject, and as Capt. Scott was tho only one of the
competitors who had not received a reward, it had been
determined to pay over to him an amount similar to that
given to others

THE 'VOLUNTEERS.
Mr. LAIRD asked the Secretary of War whether it was
the intention of her Majesty's Government to recommend
Parliament to grant a❑ increased allowance to the volun-
teer force, as, failing such increased allowance being made,
many of those volunteer (Imps, which wore composed
principally of artisans, must be di6bauded.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said he could not venture to say
what would be recommended next year. Ife might state
that Government had given its serious consideration to the
memorial which bad been presented on the subject of the
inadequacy of the capitation grant.
Lord ELCIIO hoped that when the motion was again
considered. the mode and time of payment would not be
passed over wit bout consideration.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said it had already been decided
to change the mode of payment. For the future, as soon
as the number of efficients had been ascertained, the grant
would bo paid the commanding officer and the members of
the finance committee.
TIIE RAILWAY COMMISSION.
Mr. BASS asked the Vice-President of the Board whe-
ther it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to
take into consideration, during the recess, the reports of
the royal railway commission, with a view to any action
upon tho subject.
Mr. CAVE said serious attention had already boon
directed to the subject, but ho thought it was too early to
state what would be done next session. The proceedings
that had occurred during the present session did not
make the subject a very hopeful one.
ABYSSINIA.
Mr. U. SEYMOUR asked in whose possession her Ma-
jesty's Government acknowledge the coast of Abyssinia
on tho shores of the Rod Sea to be from Sonakim to
Zoila.
Lord STANLEY said be believed the Turkish Govern-
ment some time ago placed Mossowah and the neighbour-
hood under the Government of the Viceroy of Egypt.
Mr. SEYMOUR asked whether any part of it was
claimed by France.
Lord STANLEY was not aware that any such claim
had been put in by the French Government
Sir J. GRAY asked if the Government had received any
communication with respect to the alleged ill-treatment of
British engineers employed on the railroads in Egypt, and
if steps had been taken to adjust the matter in dispute.
Lord STANLEY, in reply, said intelligence of the mat-
ter had been received. The men being engine-drivers
they struck on account of certain grievances, which re-
mained unredressed. The Egyptian Government had
directed a strict inquiry to be made into the whole of the
matter. Money had been sent out to enable the men to
return to England if they wished to do so. (near, hoar.)

THE ISIDIA BUDGET.
On the motion for going into committee on the Indian
Budget,
Mr. AYRTON rose to move the following resolutions:
—" That the Governor-General of India should be em-
powerod, with the sanction of her Majesty's Secretary
of State for India, to conduct the business of each de-
partment of Government in concert with one or morn
members of his Council instead of the whole Council ;
that, in order to insure better attention to the affairs of
trade and agriculture, an additional member of the Go-
vernor General's Council in India should be appointed
to superintend those affairs ; that the Government
of Bengal should bo placed upon the same footing as
the Government of Bombay; that one nominated and ono
elected member of the Council of the Secretary of State
for India should cease to hold office at the end of each
year; that the members of the Council should retire
in rotation according to their length of servico, whether
as members of the Council or as East India Directors;
that the existing practice of recording by resolutions of
this house certain financial facts relating to India should
be discontinued; and that, instead thereof, the estimates
for all exponditure in Europe of her Majesty's Secretary of
State for India in council should be approved by a
vote of this house before the same is incurred."
Tho hon. member took the opportunity of entering into
the modo of managing railways in India, and contended
generally that matters were badly managed, so much so
that where profit ought to arise a deficit invariably oc-
curred, and all this was occasioned because persons of
high intelligence were not employed.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

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'OUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING.