The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

NEW WRITS-THE NEW PEERS.

On the motion of Col. TAYLOR, a new writ was ordered
to issue for Heitfordshire, in the room of the Right Hon. E.
Bulwer Lytton, now called to the House of Peers under
the title of Baron Lytton.
A new writ was also ordered to issue for the Eastern
Division of Suffolk in the room of Sir J. Henniker, now
called to the House of Peers as Baron Henniker; and a
new writ was also issued for Pontefract in the room of Sir
IV. Jolliffe, now Baron Hylton.
THE NEW CHIEF BARON OF THE EXCHEQUER.
Ott the motion of Col. TAYLOR, a new writ was ordered
to issue for Suffolk, in the room of Sir Fitzroy Kelly,
who' has accepted the office of Chief Baron of her
Majesty's Court of Exchequer.

SUMMARY PROCEDURE (SC OTLAND) BILL.
Sir E. COLBROOK asked what were the intentions of
the Government with respect to this bill, and when it was
to be proceeded with.
Mr. WALPOLE said it was inconvenient"for''tim to say
anything with respect to the bill in the absence of the Lord
Advocate from the House of Commons. He would, how-
ever, consult the Lord Advocate, in order to ascertain the
course intended to be taken.
THE CREW OF THE WOLVERINE.

Mr. BARING said he had to inform the house that the
serious charge made against 12 of the crow of H.M.S.
Wolverine, at Jamaica, was utterly and entirely unfounded,
(Hear, hear.) He had caused the most searching inquiry
to be made, and it was satisfactory to find that the honour
of the service had not been compromised by any such bar-
taus proceedings as had appeared in a morning news-
paper.

THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITir
In reply to Sir R. PEEL, (IRELAND).
Mr. GLADSTONE said it was a fact that the Queen's
University had received a now charter, but as the matter
was a complicated one, he should postpone arguing the
matter until it was before the house ih a regular form.
TENURE OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. B. OSBORNE asked the intention of the Govern-
ment with respect to this bill.
Lord NAAS said it was not proposed to proceed further
with the bill during the present session.

THE 11TH HUSSARS AND BREECH-LOADING
• RIFLES.

In reply to several questions,
Col. NORTH said he trusted the house would pardon'
him for referring to the case of the three
had altogether
officers of the
11th Hussars, whose chance of promotion
been extinguished by the arrangement which
mado in the regiment of appointing a half-pap had bee,
fir, majority, when common justice should havesoffice
rceted
ffi
the 11'dr-oce to choose from the officers of the g regiment.
0 1 D. KNOX said be quite concurred in what tiadmf fallen
from the lion. and gallant member, and quite approved of
what had been done by the late Secretary for War, and of
what was now being done by the present Secretary for
War, in the conversion of Enfield rifles into breech-loaders,
but before they determined on what should be the-perma-
nent breech-loader for the service, ho hoped they would
consider whether they should not adopt a rifle which had
been reported on to the Admiralty as oneof the most simple
and admirable weapons that had ever been invented.
Major DICKSON said if they could not intrust the Horse
Guards in a small matter like that of these officers, they
could not intrust them with greater matters. If they were
to consider the claims of the senior captain of the 11th