The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-20 00:00:00

THIRD READINGS.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following
bills were severally read a third time :—Chester Water,
Guildford Gas, Calcutta and South Eastern Railway,

PETITIONS.

The Earl of EGLINTON presented petitions against
the Ministers' Money Bill.
Viscount DUNGANNON presented similar petitions.
CRUELTIES TO SEAMEN.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said, seeing the noble
lord the President of the Board of Trade in his place,

be begged to call his attention to a case of great cruelty

which had been perpetrated on board a vessel which sailed
' from Liverpool for Demerara, and which had been no-
ticed by the public press. It appears that a seaman
engaged for the voyage had been treated with the greatest
cruelty. He had been violently scourged, half starved,
and then put in irons. After suffering such extreme
cruelty a ferocious dog was set upon him, which tore the
flesh from his body, and left the unfortunate man welter-
ing in a pool of blood. Finally, the poor fellow died of
his wounds, and his body was thrown overboard. The
question he wished to ask was, whether the circum-
stance had been brought under his attention, and if so,
whether it was intended that the persons committing
the outrage sbould be brought to justice?
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said the noble
lord had not stated the facts of this case stronger
than was justified by the circumstances of
the case. The case had not been officially

brought to his knowledge, but when it was the noble
earl miet rest assured proper steps would be taken.
He understood that the master and mate had been
brought before the magistrates of Liverpool, who
bad refused the parties the privilege of putting in bail
for their appearance. A similar case of cruelty to the
one mentioned by the noble earl, had occurred on board
the Emma Jane, which sailed from Plymouth to America.
That case had been brought under the attention of the
Board of Trade. The master and ma. e were tried at the
assizes, and upon being convicted of the offence they
were transported for life.
THE BISHOPRIC OF NORWICH.

Lord REDESDALE inquired what would be the action
of the Government in respect to the retirement of the
Bishop of Norwich ? The dissolution of Parliament pre-
vented the passing of his intended bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said there was no doubt
of the power of a bishop to resign. As to the seat of a
bishop in the house after his resignation, be considered
the seat went with the temporalities. There had been
instances to that effect. 'As to the title of a bishop un ler
such circumstances, be would not be Bishop of Norwich
but Bishop Hinds. As to provision for a retired bishop.
the difficulty was where to find the funds.

Atter a few words from Lurd DEBBY,
Lord CAMPBELL concurred with the Lord Chan-
cellor.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE thought the intended
bill should have retrospective action.

Lord HARROWat said they intended to provide for
the bishop in the coming bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR having explained,
The Earl FITZ WILLIAM was anxious to know what
was intended to be done. Would they, ns he had heard,
filch the money from the Consolidatmd Fund, or would
they make the see provide for the maintenance of the
bishop Neither of these plans was, in his opinion, the
correct ene. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners were the
right parsons to supply the money.
The Bishop of OXFORD suggested that the matter
required the gravest consideration of their lordships. If
they encouraged the resignation of bishops, they would
'materially affect the p ,sition of bishops in this country.
The Lord Chancellor treated the resignation of bishops
a 3 an easy affair ; but in his (the Bishop of Oxford's) opi-
nion, the resignation of an archbishop might present a
serious difficulty. He could not resign, he must abdi•
cate.

After some further converpation, the subject dropped.
Visc9unt DUNGANNON presented a petitio❑ from
the Rev. W. Patin, Rector of Slifford, praying for a
proper regulation of cemeteries by a distinct line of de-
marcation between the graves of Dissenters and those of
Churchmen.

Lord WENSLEYDALE thought there was no neces-
sity for more acts of Parliament on the subject.
Lord REDESDALE asked how an unconsecrated
part of a cemetery could Fe regarded as a churchyard 1
The Earl of MALMESBURY regretted that the
views of their lordships' committee bad not been carried
out in this measure.

The Bishop of OXFORD considered any further legis-
lation unnecessary.
Viscount DUNGANNON presented a petition from
the civil service at Woolwich, praying for the abolition
of abatement on their salaries.
The Smoke Nuisance Abatement Bill (Scotland) went
through committee.
On the third reading of the Transportation and Penal
Servitude Bill being moved,
The LORD CHANCELLOR proposed a clause to give
power to deal with the sentences of convicts whose con-
ditions of servitude would require modification in con-
sequence of the operation of the present measure.

.
'he E irl of AIRLIE, after stating the more promi-
nent statistics of the question, inquired what steps her
Majesty's Government were about to take for the useful
continuance of transportation ?

The Earl of H..i [MOW BY said there was much diffi-
culty in the proposed course. Might not a more
lengthened term of imprisonment be suggested as an im-
provement

After some further conversation, the bill was read a
third time and passed.
Their lordships adjourned at half-past seven o'clock.

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

The Mid-Stissex Railway, and the Guistiniani'a Oath
bills were read a third time.

The Caledonian Railway. (Lines to Granton) ; York
and Youghal Railway ; Ely Tidal itirbour and Railway;
Hamilton and Stratbaven Railway ; Ipswich ',V ater ;
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Leek Roads ; North-
Eastern Railway (Lauchester Valley Branch) ;
Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Railway ;
Shrewsbury Gas ; South Staffordshire, and Dartmouth
and Torbay Railway Bills, were further considered
and ordered to be read a tbird time.
The Scotscraig Estate Bill was read a second time.
SALFORD BOROUGH (No. 1) BILL.
Mr. CLAY moved that the bill be re-committed to
the former committee.
Agreed to.

PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented in favour of and against the
Oaths Bill, in favour of Mr. Headlarn's Medical Re-
form Bill, against the abolition of Church Rates,
from the Dublin Roman Catholics praying than one
oath only should be required from Roman Catholics and
Protestants ; against the Testamentary Bill ; from
Scotland for a comprehensive measure of reform ;
from the medical officers of unions praying for a
redress of their grievances ; i❑ favour of the Fraudulent
Trust bill, and praying for its extension to Scotland ;
for an alteration in the Civil Service Act, &c.