The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-07 00:00:00

INFER CAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR tOOk his seat On the Woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
TRADES' UNIONS.

Lord ST. LEONARDS drew theattention of the House
to this topic, and laid before the house a bill on the subject.
The present bill was the same in substance and detail as
that which he submitted to their lordships last year. The
object of the bill was to establish some effectual mode of
arbitration between masters and men when differences arose
between them. He wished to impress on the house the great
importance of this question. When strife took place be-
tween employers and the employed it was a matter of vic-
tory or detest, and the result was that feelings of the
greatest bitterness were engendered between classes whose
interests wore identical. He was aware that there was a
feeling about the impolicy of interfering between em-
ployers and workmen, but the subject of strikes had
assumed an importance that rendered it necessary for
legislation to interfere.
The Bill was then read a first time.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL.

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Tho Earl of DERBY moved the first reading of this
bill, and explained that it was the same as that introduced
last session, but too late to be passed.
UNION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCES.

In reply to Earl RUSSELL,
The Earl of GARNAIWON said that he would state to
the House tn-morrow night the intention of her Majesty
Government in reference to the introluction of a Bill on
this subject, which would be submitted to the licuse.
COAL MINES._ .

The Earl of BELMORE seconded an address to her
Majesty for copies of a circular from the Home Me to,
and reports from, the Inspector of Mines to the Home
Departmerit on the recent actions and explosions in Coal
mines.
After some observations from Lord WHARNCLUTE,
Earl BELMORE said that under the existing act
relating to mines, the inspectors were merely impowered
to point out defectlin the arrangements of mines, but not
to take any measures to prevent accidents. The import-
ance of the subject rendered it desirable that it should be
considered by Parliament, but he was not prepared to
introduce any bill in reference to it at present.
He considered that the attention of the house having been
drawn to the subject beneficial results would necessarily
follow.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THIS EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. DE"LA Pun took the oath and his seat for Water-
ford.
PETITIONS.
The Sheriffs of Lodon and iddlesex presented four
he house,n the nature of which did note each
petitions to
the gallery.
Col. SYKES pregoil a petition praying for the abolition
of the duty on fire insurant:','•
Col. FRENCH presented petitiOns praying for the closing
of public-houses on Sundays.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. Brand a now
writ was ordered to
issue in the room of Mr. Barry.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
Mr. WALDEGRAVE-LESLIE asked the Secretary of
State for India whether he was able to report
siderable decrease in the famine which has for so long a
time prevailed in the district of Orissa ?
Viscount CRANBORNE said he was happy to be able
to communicate to the hon. member that the famine
onhaly
d
very much decreased, and ho might say
that it
existed in those districts which bad
would lay
the hon. gentleman referred to on the table, as soon as the
whole of them received.
MERCANTILE MARINE.
Mr. CANDLISH asked the President of the Board of
Trade if it was his intention to introduce a measure dur-
ing the present session to consolidate and amend the laws
regulating our mercantile marine.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE said he was convinced of the ad-
visability of consolidating the law affecting the mercantile
marine, but he was not prepared to undertau prepare
keita
alterations, present.t
t o lay
ifA bill h iil,dasbseedenthpisrespeassrieodn thoeiln would
certaint
a consolidation bill on the t'able of the house for the con-
sideration of members before the next session of Parlia-
ment.
THE POLICE.

Lord E. BRUCE asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department by whose authority Sir R. Mayne, Chief
Conimissioner of the Police of the Metropolis, issued his
orders to the police that no members of Parliament were
to be allowed to approach the Houses of Parliament in
their carriages after a certain hour, on the occasion of
her Majesty graciously opening Parliament in person ;
and why,when they were by this order obliged to descend
from their carriages, no path whatever was kept open for
them; whether it was not the undoubted constitutional
right of members to attend her Majesty on such an occa-
sion, and whether such order of the Commissioner of Po-
lice was not in direct defiance of a Sessional order of this
house.

Mr. CRA.WFORD complained of the obstruction he met
with on the Surrey side of Westminster-bridge on the
day in question. After some difficulty he succeeded in
getting across the bridge, but on arriving in Bridge-street
he was again prevented getting to the house by the hoard-
ing which had been erected across one of the usual
thoroughfares, and the crowd on the other hand.
After some difficulty he succeeded in getting to
the house, but iu such a condition that was
hardly decent. The meinbers for
.Dover, Bucking-
inyernegfh and Bridgewater experienced the ►same

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uneasiness that he had complained of. They had been
compelled to identify themselves as members before the
police would allow them to pass. Wi:l respect to the
crowd he had no complaint to make, the only parties he
found fault with were the police.
Mr. WALPOLE said he was not aware of many of the
circumstances mentioned by the honourable gentleman
who had just sat down, otherwise he would have made
inquiries on the matter. With respect to the question of
the noble lord he appeared to be entirely under a mistake.
No such order as he hadspoken of in his question had been
issued by Sir B. Mayne. He would read an extract from
the actual ooders issued, which differed very
materially from those set down in the question. The
right honourable gentleman then read extracts from
the orders which were to the effect that the greatest facility
was to be given to the carriage of peers and members of
the House of Commons. If those orders had not been un-
derstood by the persans who had been called upon to carry
them into effect, he deeply regretted it. The crowd this
year had been greater than ou former years, and this fact
taken into consideration with the temporary obstructions
at the end of Bridge-street, rendered it an impossibility of
keeping a passage open as well as could be desired. In-
structions, however, would be given to guard against the
inconvenience for the future.
THE INDIA. BUDGET.
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Mr. J. B. SMITH asked the Secretary of State for India
whether any and what arrangements had been made to
present to Parliament tho Indian accounts at the com-
mencement of the session; and whether he intends to
adhere to the practice hitherto adopted of bringing forward
the Indian budget in the last week of the session of Par-
liament ?

Viscount CRANBOURN said the Indian accounts
would be made up like the English accounts, viz., to 31st
of March. With respect to the time of bringing the
Indian budget before the attention of Parliament, it de-
waded entirely upon the state of the business and the
progress made in the measures of the Government.

H M.S. GANNET.
Mr. LAMONT asked the First Lord of the Admiralty
whether it was true that the captain of H.M.S. Gannet re-
fused or delayed to proceed to the assistance of a Scotch
merchant vessel called the Arouca, of Glasgow, which was
in distress off the island of Trinidad in the month of No-
vomber last, and whether it was true that a French
steamer actually rendered the required assistance to the dis-
tressed vessel while the Gannet lay at anchor ; and whether
he would object to lay upon the table of the house any
any papers which he
.may have received relating to the
subject.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said ho had received no official in-
formation on the subject, but he had seen a statement to
the effect mentioned in a Trinidad newspaper, and he had
no doubt if the matter was founded on fact it would be
brought under the notice of the Commander-in-Chief. By
the next mail he might be in the receipt of intelligence,
which he would at once place before the house.
WEIZURE OF THE TORNADO.

Mr. LUSK asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs if the attention of her Majesty's Government had
been directed to the seizure by the Spanish authorities of
an English steam vessel, called' the Tornado, on the high
seas, in August last, and to the imprisonment and trial of
the crew; and if so, whether the Government had taken
any steps to ascertain if the capture was lawful; if the re-
presentations concerning the harsh treatment of the men
are well founded or not; and if there was any probability
of their being soon released and sent home to this country.
Lord STANLEY said ever since the capture of the
Tornado the Government had been in close communication
with the law officers of the Crown. They had no right ta
object to the trial, but the Government have remonstrawd
against the great waste of time before the trial commenced,
and they had protested against the illegality of certain
matters that took place at the time. With respect to the
treatment of the men ho thought it would be prudent to
wait until the papers connected with the matter were pre-
sented, which would be but a very few days.