The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This EVENING.)
The LORD CILtNCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

CHURCH RATES.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH having presented a
bill said, as he saw a bill had been brought in in the other
house to amend the law of church rates, he begged to with-
draw his bill from the consideration of their lordships.
The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions against the
unconditional abolition of church rates. The whole of the
petitioners prayed for au amicable settlement of the ques-
tion. The right rev. prelate said he was authorised to say
on the part of his rev. brethren that they would hail with
pleasure any measure that would settle the que-ttion amica-
bly to all parties, and they believed that the report of the
select committee which has sat upon the subject afforded
the means of doing so.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The West Midland and Severn Valley Railway Bill was
read a second time.
The Ludlow and Cleo Hill Railway, Enniskillen and
Bundoran Railway, Inverness and Perth Junction Rail.
way, Parsonstown and Portumna fridge Railway, North-
Eastern Railway (Extension to Otley), New Ross Port and
Harbour, and West Cheshire Railway Bills wero read a
third time and passed.
GLEBE HOUSES.

Viscount DUNGANNON said that on Thursday he
should ask whether there was any intention during the
present session to bring in a bill to provide for the repair-
ing of glebe houses.
CORK INFIRMARY BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
THE ANNEXATION OF ST. DOMINGO.
Lord BROUGHAM said a memorial agreed to
in a very large meeting in the island of Jamaica, and
signed by 3,700 persons, having been transmitted to the
Colonial Secretary praying him to refuse his assent to the
annexation of St. Domingo, he had to move that a copy of
the said memorial be laid on the table of their lordships'
house. The effect of the annexation, if carried out, would
lead to a great increase in the production on slave-grown
sugar, and give a fresh impetus to the slave trade. Such
being the case he trusted that the memorial would meet
with the utmost consideration from the colonial authorities.
It had been said that there was no intention on the part of
the Spanish Government to permit slavery to be carried es
at St. Domingo, but the statement was not of that definite
character that inspired him with confidence.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE thought the manner in
which this subject had been treated would tend rather to
increase the feeling on this subject than allaying. it. The
Spanish Government had declared in the strongest manner
that they would ,not allow the renewal of slavery in
St. Domingo in any form. They had further stated
such a proceeding would be at variance with all treaties on
the subject, and against the interests of civilisation. He
had not the slightest objection to the production of the
memorial referred to.

Lord BROUGHAM said the declaration of the Spanish
Government that the permit slavery in St. Domingo would
be against the language of treaties, and the interests of hu-
manity sounded well, but he thought it was no more at
variance for the Spanish Government to do so than it was
for them to carry on the slave trade at all after having
entered into a treaty for its entire abolition. The only part
of the treaty they had fairly carried out was to receive the
money.
The motion was then agreed to.

The Holyhead Road Bill was read a third time.
The Portpatrick Harbour (Scotland) Bill passed through
committee.

THE EAST INDIA COUNCIL BILL.

This bill was read a first time.
The lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the Dublin and Antrim Junc-
tion Railway Bill were considered and agreed to.
The following bills, as amended, were considered and
ordered for third reading :—Cheshire Midland Railway ;
London and North Western Railway (Chester and Holy-
head Railway) ; Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway ;
Thames Haven Dock (Abandonment) ; and Westminster
Improvements.
The Alva Railway Bill was read a third time and passed.
The following bills were considered and ordered for third
reading :—Fife and Kinross Railway; Glasgow (City)
Life Assurance, &c. ; Great North of Scotland Railway ;
Metropolitan Railway (Extension to Finsbury Circus) ;
Rhymney Railway (Additional Capital, &c.) ; Staffordshire
Potteries Water; Wigan Gas Meter and Fitting Company;
Wolverhampton New Water.
On the motion of Mr. BUTT, the following were agreed
to :—ln the event of the third reading of the Midland
Counties and Shannon Junction Railway •Bill being op •
posed, to move, that standing order 172 be suspended, and
that the bill be now read the third time.