The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-11 00:00:00

DIBERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING.
The Parliament was formally prorogued this day by
Royal Commission ; but, as is usual in the absence of
royalty, the ceremony excited little interest, only a few
lay peers being present, while the Episcopal Bench was
represented only by the Bishop of Armagh.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
shortly after 1 o'clock, and the other Commissioners, the
Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of
Bradford, and Lord Colville of Culross, at 2 o'clock.
ROYAL COMMISSION.

The Royal assent was given to the following Bills:--
Local Government Securities, Railway Companies Securi-
ties, Extradition Treaties Act Amendment, Railways
Temporary Advances, Ecclesiastical Commission, Cattle
Diseases Prevention Act (Amendments), Court of Sessions
(Scotland), Turnpike Trusts (Arrangements), Poor Law
Amendment, Enclosure (No. 2), Turnpike Acts Continu-
ance, Local Government, Public Libraries Act (Amendment)
Supplemental (No. 4) Bills of Sales Act 1864 (Amend-
ment), Dockyard Extension, Consolidated Fund Appro-
priation, Landed Estates' Court (Ireland), New Zealand
Prisons, Industrial Reformatory Schools, C mullion
(Ire-
Law Fees and Salaries, Habeas Corpus Suspension
land) Continuance Act, Patriotic Fund, Constabulary
Force (Ireland), Straits Settlement, and a large number
private bills.

THE ROYAL SPEECH.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then read the Royal Speech.
The PEAKER and other members of the House of Com-
mons, who attended at the bar in large numbers, retired,
the Parliament being prorogued to the loth of
_October,
which terminated the proceedings.
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lwould give him every facility in his power. All
be wished was, that in the event of the hon. gentleman
coming to matters which required explanation, those ex-
planations would be required on the spot, or, at all events,
hsfore statements of such investigations were made in the
House of Commons.

THE EIPEROR OF THE FRENCH AND THE

KING OF PRUSSIA.

Sir G. BOWYER asked the noble lord the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs whether he had seen the despatch
which had been published in the newspapers, to the effect
that the Emperor of the French had made a demand for
the rectification of the frontiers by the cession of certain
territory to France ? He should like to know whether the
statement was true, and also whether the noble lord could
inform the house what answer had been made to the
demand of Franco ?
Lord STANLEY said he had received information that
communications had passed, and were now passing be-
tween the Governments of France and Berlin, but with
respect to the nature of those communications he could
give the hon. baronet no information, neither could he givo
him any information with respect to the reply that had
been given to the demand.
The Speaker, attended by the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, Lord Stanley, Mr.Walpolo, Mr. Gladstone, and other
members then quitted the house. After an absence of about
half-an-hour they returned, aud, the Royal Speech having
been read, the members took leave of the speaker and left
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