The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-05 00:00:00

BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, aftor a few remarks from
Lord Cranworth, moved the commitment of this bill.
The Earl of ROMNEY said that ho objected to
several clauses of the bill.
The bill, as amended, then passed.
PIER AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRMATION

(No. 2) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE BILL.

The following select committee was moved and agreed
to, to serve on tho committee of this bill—the Lord Chan-
cellor, Earl of Devon, Earl Graham, Viscount Halifax, the
Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord Cranworth, and Lord
Cairns.
INCREASE OF THE EPISCOPATE BILL.

Lord LYTTLETON moved the third reading of this
bill.
Earl GREY said that ho bad asked his noble friend to
postpone the third reading of this important bill that cer-
tain clauses might be thoroughtly investigated into. He
thought that the further postponement of the bill for a
fortnight would give them more scope to understand
what were the provisions of the bill.
Lord REDESDALE said that it was most inconvenient
to do so. But he would ask in what form they
were again to discuss the clauses of the bill.
Lord LYTTLETON said that if the house wished it
he was quite willing to postpone the third reading of the
bill. _ _ _ . .

A NOBLE LORD said that he thought it would be now
convenient if the third reading took place at once, and the
noble earl could then move an amendment.
It was then agreed that the bill be read a third time on
Friday, the 21st inst.
The Ea'l of DERBY announced that on Friday next he
intended to move that the house at its rising should ad-
journ for the Whitsuntide holidays until the following
Monday week.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a- third time and passed :
—Central Cornwall (No. 2), Devon and Cornwall Rail-
way, Glasgow (City) Union Railway, Richmond Gas,
Towns and Sewage Utilization, and Forth British Rail-
way (Carlisle Deviation).
BRANDING A NAVAL CADET.
Mr. 0. STANLEY asked the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty if it .was true, as stated in the public papers, that a
young naval cadet on board the frigate Phoko was lashed
to a gun by some of his brutha- midshipmen, and then
branded on the nose with the mark of the broad arrow ;
and, if true, what steps the Board of Admiralty intended
to taro to punish the offenders.
Mr. CORRY said it having been reported to the
Admiralty by the Commander-in-Chief at Davenport
that a practical j',!te, of a vary disgraecfal cliaraaar,
had been practised °a b nard the Phoe')e, the two young
on:er3 in gnestion ha .1 been dismis.;ed th service,
and a full invasti;ation enteral lute the circumstances
of the case. On seeing the notice on the p ip,r this morn-
ing ha telegra.plie I to Davonpwt and receivei the follow-
ing reply : —" Wholly untrue that gunpowder was rubbed
in; newspaper reports greatly exaggerated; details will
be sent by post."
Mr. SHAW-LEFEVRE asked if the young men had
been dismissed without a court martial or inquiry of any
kind ?
Mr. CORRY said they had been dismissed in conse-
quence of the representations male by the Commander-in-
Chief at Davenport.
Sir W. GALLWRY observed that it was the usual prac-
tice to brand the clothes of young gentlemen entering the
navy with the mark of the broad arrow, and read a letter
which had been written by a passenger to the father of one
of the midshipmen. He thought the Admiralty had acted
most hastily.