The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIANIENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING.
The house met to-day at 4 o'clock.
ROYAL COMMISSION.

The Royal assent was given by commission to the Pub-
lic Health Bill, in respect to which the standing orders
were suspended yesterday.
,THE ELECTORAL FRANCHISE.

Lord CAMPBELL said that he wished to withdraw
the motion of which he had given notice, and which stood
on the paper for this evening, for the appointment of a
commission to inquire into the operation of the existing
franchise of England and Wales, &c. The circumstances
that had recently occurred rendered the raising of the
question involved in his motion not opportune at the pre-
sent moment.

Leave was then given to withdraw the motion.
LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY
(NEW LINES, &c.) BILL.
On the motion for the suspension of the standing orders
in respect to this bill, some discussion took place, but the
bill was read a third time and passed.

THIRD READINGS
The following Bills were read a third time and passed :
Cattle Diseases Prevention Act Amendment, Court! of
Sessions (Scotland) Amendment, Poor Law Amendment,
Enclosures (No. 2), Public Turnpike Trusts (Continu-
ance), Railways (Ireland), Temporary Advances, Bill of
Sales Act, 185 t, (Amendment), Oyster Cultivation
(Ireland), Naval Discipline (Amendment), Industrial
Schools, Consolidated Fund Appropriation, Landed Estates
Court (Ireland), Reformatory Schools (Amendment), Com-
mon Law Courts (Fees, &c.), Expiring Laws Continuance.
The Habeas Corpus Suspension Act Continuance (Ire-
land) Bill went through committee.
PATRIOTIC FUND BILL.

This bill also went through committee.
CONSTABULARY (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
The remaining business on the paper was disposed of,
and the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This EVENING.

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were considered and agreed to :
Wye Valley Railway, Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's
Quay Railway (Additional Powers and Extensions).
ROYAL COMMISSION.
The SPEAKER., attended by several members, attended
the House of Peers to hear the R9yal assent given to a
number of public and private bills.
HER MAJESTY'S SHIP FAVOURITE.
Mr. SEELY moved for a return giving date when her
Majesty's ship Favourite last sailed frum England to
North America, stating whether she had any steel or
chilled iron shot or shell Dn board ; and, if so, how many;
and whether any steel or chilled iron shot or shell had
been since sont to her ; and, if so, how many and when ;
and, if none had been sent, whether it was intended to send
any, and when.
The return was ordered. •
THE HYDE PARK RIOTS.

Mr. TAYLOR asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether his attention had been called
to a report of a decision of Mr. Knox at Marlborough-
street in a case of violence proved to have been exercised
by a policeman against a person not inside, not seeking to
enter the park ; the summons having been discharged with
these words:—" Do not blame the constable, who has
given you a chance blow ; but blame those who turned
loose the scum and refuse of the town on the peaceable
inhabitants."
Mr. WALPOLE said his attention had not been drawn
to the case when the question had been put on the paper.
He had since made an investigation, and he was afraid the
notice was calculated to convey a false impression. What
the magistrate said was, that it was the duty of private
individuals to assist in putting down a riot. The right
hon. gentleman then read the concluding observations of
Mr. Knox on the case, in explanation of the phrase con-
tained in the question.