The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-12 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION.

SCTN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.--(Tnis EVENING).
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

CHRCH .
Petitions against the abolitionßATES of Church Rates were
presented by the Earl of Wilton, Lord Sondes, Lord Clin-
ton, and other peers.

FRENCH OCCUPATION OF SYRIA.
The Marquis of NORMAN BY presented a petition from
Persons in Newcastle-upon-Tyne against the French occu-
Patton of Syria.
MARRIAGE LAWS.

Lord WODEHOUSE presented petitions from Ryde,
Eastbourne, and other places, in favour of legalising mar-
riage with a deceased wife's sister.
ADMIRALTY COURT JURISDICTION BILL.
On bringing up the report of the committee on this bill,
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the insertion of an
additional clause, which was agreed to, and the report was
received.

TRADE MARKS BIL.
The report of the committee on this bill was received.

INCLOSURE .
This bill passed through committee without amendment.
BANK OF ENGLAND PAYMENTS BILL..
On the motion of Earl GRANVTLIM this bill passed
through committee.

S.
The Earl of POWISTITHE moved for a return of all tithes
commuted and apportionei under the 6th and 7th William
IV., 0%). 71, from 31st of Dec., 1855, to 31st of Dec., 1860,
distinguishing between those assigned to clerical appro-
priators and their lessees, parochial incumbents, lay im-
Propriators) and schools and colleges, given in continuation
of the papers of the House of Commons of 1818 and 1856.
The motion was then agreed to.
Their lordships then adjourned.

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

The following bills were considered and ordered for third
reading :—Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, Dublin
ity) Steam Packet Company, Dublin, Wicklow, and
_Wexford Railway, and Edenfield Chapel to Little Bolton
Road.

The
Rhyl Harbour Bridge and Railway Bill was read a
second time.
Col. W. PATTEN moved that it be an instruction to
the committee on group G of private bills, that they have
Power to consolidate the Middleton Improvement Bill and
the Tongs Improvement Bill into one bill.-Agreed to.

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'everal PETITIONS.
petitions were presented against the uncondi-
nal abolition of church rates, in favour of the Poor Law
Removal Bill, against the Parochial Assessments Bill and
the highways Bill; by Mr. Pullen, from the in-
habitants of St. Albans, praying that one of the
'vacant seats should be restored to St. Abans, which
was disfranchised in 1852, and setting forth the extent of its
population, and other grounds in support of the prayer,

MAGISTRATES IN HOLY ORDERS.
On the motion of Mr. T. DUNCOMBE a return of the
number of magistrates in holy orders in each county of
England and Wales was ordered.

ALDERNEY. HARBOUR.
On the motion of Mr. LIDDELL a return of the number
of vessels which had entered the harbour of Alderney for
purposes of refuge during the last ten years, stating theif
leoPective tonnage, and distinguishing coasting from
foreign bound ships, was ordered.
THE NATIVE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND.
111 r. ADDERLEY asked the Under Secretary of State
for the Colonies whether any arrangement had been pro-
Posed to the New Zealand Government as to the propor-
tion of the expense, of the present native war which was
to be charged on the Colonial Treasury ; and, whether there
bed been such an offer made as that the expenses of what-
ever local militia may be raised should become a charge on
the Colonial Treasury, but that all expenses incurred by
employment o f British troops should be borne by the
44,,Perial Treasury ?
'IL C. FORIESCUE said that no such arrangement
as that alluded to had baen made.

. SIR BALDWIN .
Captain TALBOT asked the Secretary WALKER
to the Admi-
ralty, in reference to the search for Sir Baldwin Walker,
Whether the Admiralty had telegraphed, Or intended to
,_telagraph, to our Minister at Lisbon to sendter ce a fast ship
Irani the Tagus to Madeira, in order to inpt the Nar-
cissus when she called there ?
Lord C. PAGET replied in the negative, assigning as a
reason that they had no ground for supposing that the
Narcissus would touch at Madeira.
WORKHOUSE OFFICERS.
Mr. LANIGAN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland,
whether her Majesty's Government had any intention of
introducing (this session) any bill authorising the Poor
Law Commissioners to 'grant compensation to Workhouse
officers who, having spent the best portion of their lives
in the Public Service, may become, from old age or other
causes, unable to discharge their duties ?
Mr. CARDWELL said that the subject was one which
deserved attention, and he had no doubt it would receive
due consideration by the Commissioners.

NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES.
Mr. A. MILLS asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
_Affairs whether the Commission on the Newfoundland
Fisheries had presented their report, and whether any re-
cent correspondence affecting the settlement of this ques-
thin had taken place between the Governments of England
and France ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the commission had made
report on the matter in 1859, and negotiations had been
rug on subsequently with the French Government,
ut there were some points of difference which were not yet
Battled.

GARIBALDIAN PRISONERS.
In reply to Mr. E. JAMES,
L°11:1 berated. RUSSELL said that these prisoners had been
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