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

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.
The Lorm CHANCEL-LOU took-his sonton 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
,hrough Committee.

BUSINESS OP 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 tho Com-
mons' amendments to this bill should be considered. Ho
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 ho thought that the
amendment was a trifle, and ho should move that it be
agreed to.
The amendments wore then agreed to.
The Commons' amendments on the Railway Companies
(Scotland) Bill wore agreed to.
POLICIES OP INSURANCE BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the amonduijut
on this bill only left it its title. Tho effea 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 hi n. 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. lie stated that there were an innumerable
class of employments in which children, womon, and
young persons were employed, which the Factory Act
Extension Bill did not contemplate, and this bill was
destined to regulata the hours of labour of young parsons
employed in workshops, and gave power to the local
authorities, by which ho meant tho corporation, or, if there
was none, the vestry of a town, to regulate in their dis-
tricts the hours of labour.
The Earl of SFIAFTESBURY 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 he 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 be considered
an admirable supplement to the new Factory Act. But
there were some defects in it which he should move in the
neat session to bo amended.

The bill was then read a second time.
COURTS OF REFERENCES BILL.

This bill wit, read 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 considered, and the standing
orders having been suspended it was read a third time and
passed.
LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY
(ARRANGEMENTS) BILL.

The Lord& 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 Regi-
ments of the lino the additional twopence per diem paid
to sergeants of the line and militia ?
Sir J. PAKINGTON said he presumed the question
related to the 2d. lately granted. (Hoar, hear.) The
sergeant instructors of volunteers consisted of two classes,
viz., those sergeants who have been lent to the volunteers,
and who aro still retained on the lists of thoir 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.
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS.

Mr. DARBY GRIFFITHS asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whether it was the intention of the Go-
vernment that the bill for the Prevention of Corrupt
Practices at Elections, which had been considered and re-
ported on by a select committee, should be brought for-
ward at the earliest period next session.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did
not feel competent at that moment to sketch out the Par-
liamentary campaign for the ensuing year. He should be
sorry if the bill was not passed, and the best way to
achieve that object was to introduce it as soon as pos-
sible.