The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAHENT

'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:—
Barking, Gas, Exmouth Market, Fisherton Anger and
Bernerton Water, Llynvi and Ogmore Railway, London
and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail-
way Companies, Tees Conservancy, and Weymouth Con-
sumers' Gas.

PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.
Col. FRENC/I tyke(' the Secretary to the Treasury,

ivl,y the report of the Public Works Commissioners for

the I:ist year had not been laid upon the table of the

house, ?

Mr. HUNT said the report had not been laid on the
table, because the accounts were taken up to the end of

the financial year, which ended on tho Ist of May. Ho

hoped to b ablo to lay the report on the table in the course

of 8. fow days.

THE IRISH AND SCOTCH REFORM BILLS.
Mr. STACPOLE asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer when the Irish Reform Bill would be introduced ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not
think there wa.M any difference of importance between
the Scotch anti the Irish reform bills. It was

necessary that somo progress should be made

with the English reform bill before either of
the two bills referred to were introduced. He thought it
better that ho should explain the nature of the bills when
he made his general statement, rather than answer ques-
tions relative to the provisions of the two bills.
With respect to the question of the hon. gentleman
(Mr. Oliphant), be was quite sure that there were
no compound householders in Scotland, but he did not
think that country was to be oondoled with under those

circumstances. (Hoar, hear, and laughter.)
THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH. asked the Secretary of State for Fo-

reign Affairs whether any suggestion that this country
should enter into any guarantee for securing the future

political neutrality of Luxemburg had been made to, or
entertained by, her Majesty's Government during the late

communications on the subject.
Lord STANLEY said a great many suggestions, prac-
tical and unpractical, wise and foolish, had been addressed
to him, but all arrangements for the political future of
that country would be matter for the consideration of the
conference, which he hoped would assemble at an early
day. It was not his duty to anticipate what would then

be discussed. England was one of the parties to the

treaty of 1836 with respect to Luxemburg, and it was
being a party to that treaty that had led to this country
being invited to take part in the conference.

DISTRESS IN GALWAY.
Mr. GREGORY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether any report had reached him as to the probability

of serious distress in the wastern part of Galway during

the summer ; and whether he had ordered any inquiry on

this subject ?

Lord .7 SAS said he had only received one letter on the

subject, which he had referred to the Poor-Law Com-
missioners, who had intimated to bim that they would
make inquiry into the statements contained in the com-

munication.
IRISH LAW APPOINTMENTS.
Lord DUNKELLIN asked Mr. Attorney-General for
Ireland whether, with regard to the vacant mastership of
the Court of Exchequer, it was intended to adopt the re-
commendation of the Royal Commission on the Courts of
Common Law and Equity, who in their second report
stated that one master was sufficient for the three law
courts.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for Ireland said no de-
finite determination had yet been come to. The matter
was still under consideration.
FIRE INSURANCE.

Mr. SHERInAN asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
if be could fix a day for the consideration of the bill with
reference to the national debt, because he had an amend
ment he intended to move with respect to the fire insur-
ance duty.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was
impossible to bring the bill on on Thursday next. He
would, however, bring it forward at the earliest day pos-
sible, and he would promise the hon msmber he should
have ample notice previous to its being done.