The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

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

PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented from Huddersfield and
other places against any alterations iu the ceremonies of
the Church of England.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Hamilton Estate Bill was read a second time.
The following bills were read a third time and passed: -
Shrewsbury Bridge, Ilyde Station, Sligo and Ballaghade-
reen Junction Railway, and Swansea Harbour Trust.
FINANCIAL POSITION OF RAILWAYS.
Lord REDESDALE gave notice that on this day week
he would draw their lordships' attention to this subject.
STANDING ORDERS.
The standing order No. 141 was considered and dis-
pensed with, in reference to the Sutherland Walker's
Estate Bill and Lady Slaney's (Trust) Estate Bill.
PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL.
The LORD CIIANCELLOR moved the following
standing order : - That the oath appointed by the Act of
the present Session of Parliament, entitled An Act to
amend the law relating to Parliamentary oaths to be made
and subscribed by members of both Houses of Parliament
on taking their seats in every Parliament,' shall be made
and subscribed by members of the House of Peers betwixt
the hours of 9 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon."
The motion was agreed to.
On the motion of Earl RUSSELL, the house went
into committee on the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill, and
the various clauses were agreed to.
SELLING AND HAWKING GOODS ON SUNDAY
BILL.
Lord CHELMSFORD moved the second reading of this
bill, which increased the penalty for Sunday trading from
the
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powersshi shillings setfo twentyt
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shillings, and likewise increased
(-.-ear, hear.) He intro-
duced exceptions into the bill with a view to ob-
tain a concurrence of Parliament, Which might refuse
to accept the measure in its entirety. Having quoted
the eloquent language of Lord Macaulay against excessive
labour, ho concluded by stating that his object was to
afford physical relaxation. intellectual recreation, and reli-
gious worship. (Cheers.)
Lord TEYNHAM expressed his approval of the pro-
visions of the bill, which extended its operation to the
country at large, instead of as previously limiting it to
the metropolis. He thought, however, that some hard-
ship would be.inflictea by increasing the penalty for every
individual offence, the effect of which would be to consign
to prison many of the poor on the verge of destitution.
The motion for the second reading was then agreed to
without a division.
The Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The other business on the paper was then disposed of,
and the house adjourned.

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

The report of the Huddersfield Election Committee was
brought up. It stated that Mr. Crossland had been duly
elected.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Hexham and Allendale Railway ; Lancashire and York-
shire Railway (Extension of Time, &c.); Mid Hants Rail-
way ; Midland Railway (Additional Powers) ; Newchurch
Parish Division ; Parsonstown and Portumna Bridge
Railway ; Rochdale Water ; Tyne Improvement ; and
Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway (Additional
Powers).

NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Col. TAYLOR, a now writ was ordered
to issue for Stamford, in the place of Sir S. Northcote.

CDIURCEI RATES.

Mr. BOVILL gave notice he should submit a motion to
the house on the subject of church rates, the effect of
which would be not only to exempt Dissenters, but all
those who gave notice of their disinclination to contribute
to parish churches, from church rates.
JUDGES IN IRELAND.

Mr. BRYAN asked whether a statement, which had
appeared that a judge in Ireland had been unable to read
the sentence of death upon a prisoner although it had been
written for him in large writing, was founded on fact?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for Ireland said the
statement was substantially correct.
Mr. LEFTY defended the course that had been taken
by the leerned judge in question, and read a letter from a
gentleman present on the occasion, which denied that any-
tbmg of the kind ever occurred.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said he
was present on the occasion, and he regretted to say that
the judge (Chief Justice Lefroy) was quite unable to pro-
nounce the sentence of death in the legal form. It was at
his (the Attorney-General) and the Solicitor-General's
suggestion that the sentence was eventually passed in ac-
cordance with the law. Had the sentence stood as at first
pronounced the judgment would have been illegal.
Mr. 'WHITESIDE defended the conduct of the Lord
Qhief Justice. He condemned the practice of asking a
fhA month of May nr. a Qui-V..4 which fonlr
place last August.

Mr. BRYAN said he did not bring the matter forward in
any party spirit. He would not, however, occupy the
attention of the house that night, but he would take care
that the matter should be revived on another occasion.

THE CHOLERA AT CORK.
Mr. MAGUIRE said he had received a telegram from
Cork stating that two cases of cholera had been reported to
have occurred on board an emigrant vessel lately arrived
there. He hoped the Government would take the utmost
precaution to prevent the spread of cholera.
Sir G. GREY said he had received a telegram from
the Mayor of Liverpool stating that a case of cholera had
appeared on board a German emigrant ship. The telegram
had been instantly forwarded to the President of the
Privy Council, and the most active' steps would be taken.
He had no official intelligence of the cholera having ap-
peared at Cork.