The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack a
five o'clock.

PROROGATION OP PARLIAMENT.
The LORD CHANCELLOR introduced a bill to more
simply regulate the prorogation of Parliament during
recess.

The bill was read a first time.
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL.

Lord REDESDALE moved the first reading of this bill.
The Earl of DERBY said he proposed to take the second
reading of this bill on Monday next. If the debate should
be concluded on that night, then ho wouldpropose to take
the committee on the following Friday, but if it should be
prolonged over Monday, then ho would take the committee
on the following Monday. He supposed their lordships,
looking at the period of the session, would like to proceed
with this bill at the earliest possible time convenient to
them. He would take care that due notice should be given
of the various stages of the bill.

Earl GREY said he would suggest to the noble earl that
it would be more convenient at once to fix Monday week
for the committee, and for the reason that the debate on
the second reading would not be so short as the noble
earl seemed to suppose. He did not intend to oppose, nor
had he heard that it was intended to oppose, the second
reading, but he should move a resolution, the terms of
which would show that the bill as it stood would require
considerable amendment. He would give duo notice of the
precise words of his resolution, which he had reason to be-
lieve would meet with considerable support. At all events
ho was persuaded that a bill of this importance ought not
to bo passed without its principle being fully discussed on
the second reading, so that their lordships might be the
better able to consider the details of the measure in com-
mittee, and that that might be done there must be sufficient
time to consider it between the second reading of the bill
and the committeee, or it would be impossible for those
noble lords who objected to any of its provisions to decide
definitely what amendments they ought to propose. He
would also observe that there ought to be no uncertainty
as to the time of their going in committee, and therefore
he would venture to suggest Monday week for that stage
11 of the bill.

The Earl of DERBY said if it would be more convenient
to the noble earl that the committee should bo fixed for
Monday week, he would endeavour to meet his views, but
he could not definitely fix that evening till after the second
reading of the bill. On that occasion the opinion of the
house would be ascertained.
The bill was tken read a first timo ; and on the motion
of Viscount HALIFAX certain returns of the population of
boroughs, both old and new, were ordered.
THE VICEROY OF EGYPT.

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At this juncture in the debate the Viceroy of Egypt
entered the house, and sat to the right of the throne. He
appeared to take great interest in the proceedings, and
conversed with Lord Redesdalo and other noble lords.
After remaining a short time he retired.
TIIE DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.

The Marquis of WESTMEATH introduced the ques-
tion of unfair reporting in that house, and denounced the
staffs of the various newspapers as being suborned by the
Jesuitical instruments of the Ultramontano party.
THE PATRIOTIC FUND BILL.
This bill was committed and passed.
ENCLOSURE (No. 2) BILL.

no amendments on this bill wore received and
adopted.

TRUSTS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE CASE OF FRANCIS CANNON.

Lord CLEMENTS moved an address praying her
Majesty to direct documents to bo laid on the table re-
lative to the trial of Francis Cannon at the Leitrim
Assizes.

Tho Earl of DERBY said that ho had no information
whatever of the facts of the case, except those ho had from
the Irish Attorney General, but the necessary documents
should be supplied.
The motion was withdrawn.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING.
Tho Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.

THE TURKISH NAVY.
Mr. MILL asked the Secretary of Stat© for Foreign