The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-14 00:00:00

BILL.

Lord CHELMSFORD moved that the house should go
into committee on this bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR objected to the principle of
the bill.
Lord CHELMSFORD denied that there was any valid
objection to the bill, which proposed to deal with an ad-
admitted evil. The Society of Queen's Inns in Ireland
was not founded by Act of Parliament or charter, and was
under the government of the benchers of the Irish bar.
That body insisted on the attorneys in Ireland being mem-
bers of these inns, and imposed heavy fees, and from the
year 1794 down to 1860, there was no less than £87,000
paid by the attorneys in Ireland, ,for which there was no
adequate equivalent. There was no proper provision for
the proper legal education of attorneys in connection with
these inns, and he adverted to the statement of Judge
Longfield and other Irish lawyers in support of his asser-
tion. In 1858, for the first time, a professor and exa-
miner were appointed in consequence of a memorial
from the attorneys, and these received only £l3O, which
was all that was applied to their benefit out of the sum of
£87,000 received by the attorneys in Ireland. The attorneys
and solicitors in Ireland merely wanted to be placed on the
same footing as their professional brethran in this country
by being placed under the regulation of the Lord Chan-
cellor and the Master of the Rolls with respect to their
fees and other points. The noble and learned lord
then read an extract from a letter from Sergeant
Armstrong, stating that this bill should re-
ceive his support, and notwithanding the objec-
tions of his noble and learned friend on the wool-
sack, he would press his motion for going into committee
on the bill.

The bill, with some alterations, then went through
committee.

[LEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—MIS EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. Bernal Osborne and Viscount Amberley took their
seats for Nottingham, and Mr. Finlay also his for Argyll-
shire.

GALWAY ELECTION.
The report of the Galway Election Committee was
brought up. It reported that Mr. Moore and Mr. Blenner-
hasset were duly elected.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were third a third time
I Mit-
Canterbury Gas and Water ; Dundee Water ; Hunt
aey,
and
cheldean, and Elton Roads ; Mary port Improve. muneotr
e's
and passed :
Ihrbour ; Rochdale and Edenfield _Roads ; St
Hadfield) asked
Parish Canal
N;
aCvoi
guanttiyo
no.f Gloucester ; and Thames and Severngern
Home Department w ether, a
Secretary of State for the
Amendment li'll had 6
Mr. BAINESTH(LibNer)haEIf3I of Mr. ACT.Hadfi h the
the Parliamentary Oaths f ibeen
passed, and the Qualification or Offices Abolition Bill
having passed both Houses of Parliament, he would
consider it necessary, in this or any future session to bring
in a yearly Indemnity Bill ; or whether he considered Such
Abyoalitio
As-
sent is obtained to the Qualification for Offices
Indemnity Bill would be unneaesscaherasydsiwtbyheefeonnr thesuthpeeßii.
osn
et
dr oel
dd übe ;
BiSlli?r G. GREY said the chiefßnilel
tion of the annual Indemnity
faces Bill. There
required the taking of
it
vheer
ar
hs soilnyge
voefr, the QeQualification
icfor O
se fullask eindqtuhi
s
an oath, and before the act was done away
THE JAMAICA COMMISSION.rY intowith it would
all those cases.
beMnre.ceMss.aTryOßtoßmEaNk
Jamaica Commissioners of Inquiry,before him the report of the
Majesty to disallow the Bill i
Colonies whether, having
Colonial Legislature for acts repressingodnnlnedeinmnity
he had advised her
d the b y the
pasr
dis-
turbances of October last
Mr' CAADULL—It ITU quite true that he Lii.a re-

ceived the report of the Jamaica Coinmission, but he had
not yet received the evidence. He had of thought it right
to take any course with respect to the Indemnity Bill.

THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
Viscount CRANBORNE asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whether the Government were in possession of
any estimates tending to show the relative extent to which
urban and 'rural populations enter into the composition of
each constituency under the new bills, and the number of
electors which each franchise will add to each constitu-
ency ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had
no information on the subject which he could lay before
the house.

CHURCH RATES.
Mr. F. SURTEES asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, if the Compulsory Church Rate Abolition Bill
passed into law, whether it would have the effect of de-
priving a vicar of a parish of certain moneys arising out
of the church rates, and which moneys'were settle on
the vicar for the time being by an act of Parliameht passed
in the reign of Queen Anne ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if the
hon. gentleman would favour him with the particulars in
writing, he would give an answer to-morrow.
THE BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO.
Sir L. PALK asked the Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs for any information with respect to the statement
detailing the bombardment of Valparaiso, and also
whether it was true that the English naval officers in
command having received assurances of support from the
American ships had declined to interfere to save from de-
struction the defenceless City ?
Mr. LAYARD said they had received despatches, and
that the statement as detailed by the hon. baronet opposite
was mainly correct. To-morrow he should be in a posi-
tion to give a detailed answer to the question.

THE DERBY DAY.
Col. S. KNOX asked whether the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had made any arrangements for the Derby day.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
to-morrow he should move that the house at its rising
adjourn until Thursday.
CHARITABLE LOTTERIES.
The LORD ADVOCATE said he wished to correct It
statement he had made the other night with respect to
lotteries. He then stated that the common informer bad
power to initiate a prosecution. He found that the Act of
1845 had taken away that power ; therefore his statement
on that point was incorrect.
REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS BILL.

On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
CHEQUER that this bill be read a second time,
Mr. DISRAELI said in dealing with the bill he felt
called upon to make some remarks upon. the speech of the
right lion. gentleman who introduced. it. Having touched
upon the subject of bribery, the right hon. gentleman pro-
seeded to allude to the opinions of the Government with
weto
respect to the small borough system, and said- he thought
theee iviews
narrow
had
an dc emoen tt rao a
ct e d .
conclusionT e C
some-
whatha n -
different
potsoedthtaot
awisfhriaenhehhisee tm,aadnyfoormfethrleyphlaecelds,
which had returned some of the most eminent and
useful members that ever had the honour of a seat in that
house. The gentlemen who were
authorities in that house,
curiously enough, were members for small boroughs.
H. Rawlinson, Mr. T. Baring, and Mr. K. Hodgson
repre-
sent small boroughs ; and it was Leominster andHarwich which sent to that house Sir H. Wit=
eit othr e o
f there Exchequero
loughby and Mr. Prinsep. Yet these were the boroughs
that were to be disfranchised. In the bill, as it at present
stood, no less than 71 seats were dealt with, and that of
itself was a subject that called for the most serious con..
sideration. It was thought inexpedient to increase the
number of members of that house. He considered
that subject was a most important point, and there-
fore he should let it rest, but he contended that members
were sent to that house to represent opinions, not num-
bers. The case of the Tower Hamlets was most ably repro-
sented by a gentlemen who was always in his place when
the interests of his constituents were in question, yet
that constituency was to receive, in addition to the two
members it already possessed, other two members, and the
southern division of Lancashire and other places were to
have six, but had the Government gone a trifle further
they would have given the House of Commons all the ap-
pearance of a Polish Diet, by the string of members arriv-
ing from each city and county. He felt that the system of
grouping was altogether foreign not only to England,
but to the United Kingdom; and he objected to it because
he looked upon it as a system which aggravated anomalies
and that by a process of wanton injustice, which resulted
in enfeebled and imperfect representation. It would ope-
rate, so far as expenses were concerned; most prejudicially.

(LEFT SITTING.)

Plower Show at the Crystal Palace.

Despite the variable weather of Saturday, there
were some 14,000 persons at the Crystal Palace to
see the exhibition of flowering plants and fruits.
Its features were, in many respects, those of the
show at the Botanical Gardens during the week ;
but the one at the Palace had the advantage of being
four or five times as large, and presented a grand
mass of magnificent bloom. The show altogether
must be pronounced an exceedingly good one. Mr.
Turner's azaleas formed a sight themselves both in
number and excellence—the mass of variegated
blossom occupying a large portion of the space.
They would have been still better for a sunnier
April ; bat though in some there was a want
of colour, Mr. Turner fairly won the first
prizes for eight greenhouse azaleas, six ditto,
and 12 in pots, not larger than 10 inches, The
collection of six were very tall and beautifully
coloured, the delicate Gledstanesi Formosa being
particularly noticeable. Mr. Turner was successful
for a first prize with six fancy pelargoniums in pots
not larger than 8 in. across, and also for 12 pelar-
goniums ditto. His specimen of the Empress
Eugenie was well deserving its name, as a more
lovely plant could not have been wished for. Onco
more the same exhibitor carried off honours for 12
distinct varieties of roses in pots, not larger than
13 inches across, open. The varieties of foliage,
plants in and out of flower, were the finest that
have been exhibited for some time. Mr. Peed took
a first prize for 16 stove and greenhouse plants
(amateurs), which were very good, as also were his
10 specimens (amateurs). Mr. C. Smith joined in
having a first prize (amateur) for the came class,
stove and greenhouse ; while Mr. Rhodes bad the
same value prize for the class open to nurserymen ;
and Mr. J. J. C. Lee for the open class, which con-
sisted of fine foliage or variegated plants and plants
in bloom. In class first and second, where the prizes
were taken by Mr. Peel, and the second won by
Mr. Rhodes, two species only or distinct varieties
were admitted—orchids, fuschias, pelargoniums, and
calceolarias being excluded. Orchids, considering
the time of the season, are very good ; the first
prize takers being Mr. R. Bullen, 20 exotic (ama-
teur), Mr. Ball 10 exotic (nurseryman), Mr. Penny,
12 exotic (amateur). In these three classes dupli-
cates were admitted, but preference was given to
those collections which contained the greatest num-
a(bcane.
mrd oasefthoedecidedlyy
distinct
o,
sareie
distinct
enttayos rhododendrons
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c aiaenisned .
prize
fl Tow
awhneer e for ornamental 6
exoticorchids lr .
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Messrs.
plantsgo
wana col-
lections Lane
by Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, of great merit and
interest. These were shown in the tropical depart-
ment, and formed one of the most attractive fea-
tures of the day. The other prize-takers were Mr.
Rhodes, Cape Heaths, distinct varieties ; Mr. Peed,
ditto; Mr. J. Ward, fancy pelargoniums; Messrs.
tLanen et varietiesa n Son,
of distinct
roses. varieties et twi eesl
v;
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distinct
tJi
n.
eWt varietiesigginsdi osf-
were equal, and both were very m
thfoadr
aadstand of
roses in eight pots (open), Messresr.iTtourrinouers.an:fePssarsu.l
-mg
ea rnl elegant drawing_
jem ferns" which are very e
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ornamental gardens of Rock-
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room.
hpartial bloom.
of Wistaria Sinensis, one of the finest
is an old tree
wereh l ls,
thrown
w n residenceopen.
in the country.
the stroll •
At present it is only in
Had the day been finer in these grounds
olaththee f
would have been most enjoyable. The musical per-
formance was given by the orchestral band,
strengthened by those of the Coldstream Guards
el taaypLnreidodf em
playedGu e
n aar
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of the
selection.rt lhiinee r
t hp Palace,
ea rHt oTbtdhhue the
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ruaneYrdhi tne
sthghet erYtahll:s
promenade was one of the
most brilliant of the
season, bonnets if —they can be so called now--
being marvels of arrangement in lace and flowers.
The scene, as viewed
from under the centre transept,
was exceedingly pretty.

ARMENIAN IIISS. in the library of Edcimiadzin,
near Mount Ararat, the seat of the Patriarch. Amongst
them are some unpublished works of the Fathers, and also
some unpublished fragments of Aristotlo and Diodorus
Siculus. Copyists are employed in the library, and these
treasures, hitherto inaccessible, are now thrown open to
scholars.

THE PENALTIES, FINES AND FORFEITURES levied,
by the London magistrates during the year which ended
December 31st, 1865, were paid into the Exchequer, and
amounted to £13,586 17s.
MR. DURHAM'S STATUE OF HER MAJESTY,
intended for the front tower of the Record Office, is
finished, and will be immediately raised to its permanent
place. -
M. BISMARCK'S NAME has given a new word to
the French
language. Bismorquer is used Re the synonym
of trichev, to cheat.