The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARMA IENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his saat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Great Western Railway ; and London, Brighton,
and South Coast Railway ; Midland, Eastern, and Spald-
ing Railway Bills were read a second time.
CONSECRATION OF CHURCHYARDS.

Lord REDESDALE said that he would prefer that
the second reading of the bill should be postponed until
after the recess.

Tho Bishop of OXFORD said that ho did not wish
to do otherwiso than that the house should have
beforo them all the information on the suiPct that they
could have, and therefore ho should have uo obj ,ction to
the proposition of the noble lord the chairman of com-
mittees.

The Earl of DERBY said that the present course wished
to be. pursued was rather an extraordinary ono. There
were two bills relative to the question, and he thought it
would be highly inconvenient if the churchyards were not
consecrated at once.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY trade a few obser-
vations relative to the constitutional clauses in the bill.
The BISHOP of OXFORD trusted that the house
would view with deliberation the bill after the recess.

Lord 'REDESDALE did not wish to put the bill off
altogether, but he proposed certain alterations in thl bill.
The cours that be would pursue would he to postpervithe
commitment of the bill that day, in order to allow the
Right Reverend Prelate (the Bishop of Oxford) time to
propose his amendment after the recess.
The Duke of BUCOLEUCH said that it was a most
important question, and that it ought to be taken up at
once.

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY proposed to Thy
upon the table to-morrow a bill relative to the fees of the
consecration of churchyards in every diocese.
The bill was then postponed.
THE CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
CHESTER COURTS BILL. - -
This bill was committed and passed.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMAIONS.—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Bristol Port Railway and Pier Carnarvonshire and Nantlle
Railway Companies, Dartford Gas, Dublin Trunk Connect-
ing Railway, East London Water (Thames Supply), East
London Water (Various Powers, Great Grimsby Gas,
Limerick Harbour, Lombard Street Improvement, Mid--
land and Glasgow and South-Western Railway Companies,
Midland Railway, Saint Clement Danes Improvement;
Sevenoaks, Maidstone, and Tunbridge Railway, Southsea
Railway, West Sussex Junction Railway, and North-Wes-
tern and Charing Cross Railway.
An HoN. MEMBER asked a question relative to the in-
crease of fares on the North Western Railway.
Mr. CAVE said the fares had only been raised within
the Parliamentary limit, and therefore the Board of Trade
were powerless.
RAILWAY STANDING ORDERS.

Mr. M. GIBSON called attention to. the discrepancy
which now exists between the standing orders of the two
Houses of Parliament in regard to the provisions made for
securing the completion of railways, and concluded by
moving that it was inexpedient to make any alteration in
the standing orders relative to railways during the present
session.