The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Kilmar-
nock Water; Great Yarmouth Haven, Port, and River;
Peterborough, Wisbeach, and Sutton Railway ; Thetford
and Walton Railway; Bute Docks Railway and Bridge of
Allen Water Bill. _ _

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Greenwich and Woolwich Lower Road, Horsham Bland-
ford Road, Macclesfield, Knutsford, and Warrington Rail-
way.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY (ADDITIONAL
POWERS) BILL. _ _ _

On the motion for the third reading of this bill,
The Earl of ZETLAND moved the omission of clause
42, which had foritsobject thelimiting of the liability of tho
company from accidents in the conveyance of the working
classes. He contended that the clause in question was not
calculated to promote the interests of the public, who had
a right to be protected.
After some observations from Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY
and Earl NELSON, the bill was read a third time without a
division.
MISS ANGELA BURDETT COUTTS'S ENDOW-

MENT OF COLONIAL BISHOPRICS.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from Miss
13urdett Coutts relative to certain bishoprics of the United
Church of England and Ireland in her Majesty's colonial
pos.sessions. The right rev. prelate said that the petitioner
had subscribed £17,500 for a bishopric in Cape
Town, with the distinct understanding that the
doctrines to be inculcated should be those of the Church
of England, and that on the part of the prelates appointed
ender the bequest of the petitioner should recognise the
supremacy of her Majesty the Queen. There was another
bequest of the same amount in reference to another colonial
bishopric, and there was £lO,OOO subscribed by the lady
for a bishopric—British Columbia. He contended that in
the case of Bishop Colenso there was a clear violation of
the specific objects of the foundation of Miss Burdett
Coutts, inasmuch as that prelate, whose case had excited
so much attention, had ignored the royal supremacy. The
right rev. prelate went into learned and elaborate details
to show the indispensable necessity that existed for the
recognition of a central Royal controlling power in carry-
ing out the administration of ecclesiastical affairs of the
Church of England.
Lord Brougham, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord
Grey, Lord Russell, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord Lyttelton,
and Lord Houghton took part in the discussion, which was
brought to a conclusion by
The Archbishop of YORK giving notice that on Thurs-
day he would move for the appointment of a select com-
mittee.

Upon the motion for the third reading of the Public
Schools Bill, ,

Lord DERBY proposed an amendment to omit the
words which empowered the Commissioners to alter the
constitution of governing bodies.
Lord CLARENDON opposed the amendment, but after
a brief discussion the house, upon a division, adopted it
by 28 to 27.
The bill was read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Ayr Harbour, Bradford Coporation, Cambrian Railways
(New Works), Cork Harbour, Devon Valley and North
British Railway Companies (Arrangements), Glasgow
Police, Groat Northern and Western (of Ireland) Railway,
Lancashire Union Railways, Laugharne Railway,
Magdalen Hospital, North British Railway (Camps,
&c., Branches), Waveney Valley Drainage, White-
haven and Furness Junction, and Whitehaven, Cleator,
and Egremont Railway, Wycombe Railway, and Gaslight
and Coke Company.
NEW MEMBER.

Mr. HILDYARD took the oaths and his seat for Notting•

hamslfire.

DAUNT'S ROCK.

Mr. MAGUIRE asked the President of the Board of
Trade if-any steps had been taken, or were about to be
taken, to remove from Daunt's Rock the wreck of the

steamship City of New York.
Mr. GIBSON said it had not been thought the circum-
stance to which the hon. gentleman alluded was of such a

pressing nature as to call for a large expenditure of public
money. Assistance had been offered the owners of the
City of New York to get the vessel off.

THE ELECTORAL RETURNS.
Mr. KEBEWICH asked the President of the Poor Law
Board whether he had sent any instructions to the
Boards of Guardians for the purpose of recommending a
scale of payment to the clerks for the additional trouble and
expense they had incurred in preparing the electoral re-
turns laid upon the table of the house ?
Viscount ENFIELD said a communication had taken
place on the subject, but the expenses of collecting the
returns would he paid by the Government, and not by
the guardians out of the local rates. •