The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-12 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS,

The following bills were read a second time :—Maryport
Improvement and Harbour, Severn Junction Railway
Greenock Harbour, Glasgow and South-Western Railway
(Ayrshire lines), London and North-Western, and Cocker-
mouth and Wokington Railway Companies, London
and North-Western and Whitehaven Junction Railway.
Companies, Bristol and• North Somerset Railway (addi-
tional capital), North Walsham and Dilliam Canal, South
Devon Railway, London and South-Western Railway (ad-
ditional powers), Edgeware, Highgate, and London
Railway, Bannock-Chase and Wolverhampton Railway,
Bodmin Roads, and Greenwich and Woolwich Lower
Road.
The following bills were read a third time and passed:
—Canterbury Gas and Water, Huntley Mitcheldean, and
Elton Roads, Cefu, Acrefair, and Khosynadre Water (with
amendments), and Walker and Wallsend Union Gas (with
amendments.)
THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.

In reply to the Earl of SHAFTE63ITRY,
Earl RUSSELL said it was the intention of her Majesty's
Government to introduce a bill for the purpose of bring-
ing within the protection of the Factory Act children
employed in various trades who were not now protected by
law.

THE LECTIONARY OF THE CHURCH.
Lord EBURY moved that an humble address be pre-
sented to her Majesty for the appointment of a commission
to revise the lectionary of the Established Church, and
also to consider what steps should be taken to obviate the
evils complained of arising from the compulsory and almost
Indiscriminate use of the burial service.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURYresisted the motion'
not because he was opposed to reform in the Church, for
he had supported many reforms, but because he doubted
whether any real good would follow the appointment of a
Commission. With respect to Liturgical revision there
was much diversity of opinion, but the balance of petitions
to Parliament had been greatly against such a course. The
language of the Burial Service did in some cases occasion
difficulty, but he thought that by the exercise of charity
and discretion clergymen could conscientiously obey the
present law. _ _ _

Lord COLCHESTER supported the motion, chiefly
upon the ground that any inquiry must take a wider range
than the two questions now specified, and that such
changes might be made as would conciliate and bring
within the Church many who felt that at present they
could not adopt her formularies.
The Bishop of LONDON could not support the motion,
as, even admitting the grievances complained of, thepre:
sent was not the proper time to remedy them. He vindi-
cated the Church of England from servile adherence to old

forms.
Lord RUSSELL did not think it advisable at the
Crown should interfere in the manner proposed, as th
in the
divided state of opinions the result of a Commission would
certainly be to provoke angry controversies, and was not
certain to effect much good.
After a few words from Lord REDESDALE, and from Lord
FasTIRY in reply,
The House divided, and rejected the motion by 66 to 40.
The Charitable Trusts and Deeds Enrolment Bill was
read a second time.

Other bills were advanced a stage 4 and their lordships
adjourned at 20 minutes past seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. ES3fONDE took the oaths and his seat for Water
ford.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
—Glasgow Bridges ; Glasgow Corporation Water ; Middles-
brough Extension and Improvement ; Montrose Harbour;
and Perran Railway, Pier, and Harbour.