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

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HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING.
Tho LORD CILINCiLLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
5 o'clock.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN IN WORK-
HOUSES.

Lord TAUNTON presented a numerously-signed peti-
tion from Gravesend, praying that Roman Catholic children
in workhouses should receive religious instruction in the
tenets of their own creed.
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S
SISTER.

Earl FORTESCUE presented petitions against the
alteration of the law in respect to the subject of marriage
with a deceased wife's sister.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Ravrson's
Estate, London and North Western Railway (New Lines).
Newcastle and Gateshead Water, Buckley Railway (Addi-
tional Powers), and Mersey Docks and Harbour Board
(Shore Road Purchase, Sze.)
The following bills were read a third time and passed:
—Sutherland Railway, Midland Counties and Shannon
Junction Railway, Croydon Commercial Gas, Devon and
Somerset Railway, Paisley Water, Bromsgrove and Droit-
witch Water, Thames Tunnel Company, Newark Gas,
Manchester Improvement, Frome Gas, Morganshire Rail-
way, and Stourbridge Gas Act Amendment.
BENEFICES IN IRELAND.

The Bishop of ARMAGH moved for a return of the
number of benefices having provision for the cure
of souls in Ireland, with the population of the
Established Church therein, according to the census
taken in 1861; the word " benefice" to be understood to
mean "the parochial benefice or territorial extent com-
prised within each particular cure of souls," in accordance
with the definition given by the Commissioners of
Public Instruction in page 3 of the then report in
1834 ; also the number of benefices in which
there is no member of the Established Church, and the
number in which there was one and not more than 20.
The right reverend prelate contended that these returns
were desirable.
Lord DITFFERIN considered that the production of
the return would be attended with difficulty, particularly
as regarded the population.
DRAINAGE LAND IMPROVEMENT BILL.
On the motion of Lord DUFFERIN this bill was read a
second time.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL.
On the motion of Lord RUSSELL, a select committee
was appointed to serve on this bill.
POOR PERSONS BURIAL (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
EXCHEQUER BILLS AND BONDS BILL.
This bill went through committee.
_CUSTOMS DUTIES (ISLE OF MAN) BILL.

This bill was read a third time and passed.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EN-ENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
British Gas Company (Staffordshire Potteries), Colchester
Gas, East Gloucestershire Railway, Lowther's Naturalisa-
tion, and South Yorkshire Railway.
FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCES.
Mr. HUBBARD gave notice that on the resolutions re-
lating to the Budget, he should move that it is inexpedient
to retain the duties on fire and marine insurances.
JUDGES IN IRELAND.

Mr. BRYAN gave notice that. on Friday, the 11th of
May, he should call the attention of the house to the age of
the judges in Ireland.

THE CHOLERA AT CORK.

Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether the Government had taken,
or ordered to be taken, any steps to establish a really
practical and effective system of quarantine in
Cork harbour, as a precaution against the intro-
duction of cholera in emigrant or other vessels entering
that port. Whether it was intended to send to Cork har-
bour an old man-of-war or hulk to be used, in case of ne-
cessity, as a floating hospital for the reception of patients,
emigrants, or others afflicted with that disease. And
whether it was not the opinion of the Government that
whatever was to bo done, as a means of precaution,
should be done immediately, and without a day's delay?

Sir G. GREY said he quite agreed that whatever was
done in respect to protective measures against cholera
should be done without delay. In 1865 active bteps were
taken on the occasion of the cholera appearing at Alexan-
dria. He did not know what steps had been taken at
at Cork or other places at the present moment, but he
knew that at Liverpool there was an hospital for the re-
ception of cholera patients. There was a doubt whether
ships were the best hospitals that could be adopted under
the circumstances. He knew a ship named the Inconstant
had been' stationed at Cork for about six years at a cost
of over £3OO a year, and during the whole of that time
it was only used one day. In the event of its becoming
important that an hospital should be opened at Cork, there
was a vessel which could be adapted to that purpose. The
municipal authorities therefore ought, if they thought the
circumstances demanded it, to put themselves in commu-
nication with the Admiralty. With respect to the ques-
tion of quarantine, the Privy Council were considering the
terms of an order to give additional powers to the municipal
authorities to deal with the matter.

THE OYSTER FISHERIES.

On the motion for going into committee of supply,

Lord J. BRO WNE called the attention of the house to
the present state of the public oyster fisheries of Ireland,
and to a trial at the last Spring Assizes in the county of
Sligo, where the validity of the title of an oyster licence,
granted by the Fishery Commissioners of Ireland, was for
the first time called into question, asked the Attorney-
General for Ireland whether it was the intention of the
Government to introduce a bill to carry out the " recom-
mendations" of the Royal Commissioners on Sea Coast
Fisheries, by granting titles which should be " final and
conclusive ?"