The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
The Duke of ARGYLL presented several petitions
from different parts of Scotland for the repeal, or altera-
tion, of the Forbes Mackenzie Act: and also petitions
against the grant to Maynootb.
THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE HOUSE.
Earl STANHOPE called the attention of the house to
the report of the select committee on the minutes and
journals of this house, and moved that the resolutions of
the committee be agreed to by the house, and be made
standing orders ; and that the standing order No. 25,
directing that upon divisions in this house the " con-
tents" shall go below the bar and the " not-contents"
stay within the house, be vacated. The noble lord
said that when he last addressed the house on that sub-
ject there appeared such unanimity that he would not
detain their lordships at any length. He then explained
the mode in which the divisions of the house would be
taken for the future, and said if the recommendations of
the committee were agreed to a great improvement
would be made in the mode of conducting the business
of the house.
The Earl of EGLINTON moved certain amendments
to the resolutions of the committee, and said on the tak-
ing the numbers in a division the same rule as was ob-
served in the other house should be followed by their
1 ir3ships, and that for the future strangers be not re-
quired to leave the galleries of the house unless specially
ordered.

Lord REDESDALE also made a few observations.
After a few words from Earl GRANVILLE, and the
LORD CHANCELLOR, the resolutions, as amended, were
agreed to.
COMMONS ENCLOSURE BILL:
This bill passed through committee.
THE IRISH MAGISTRACY.

Viscount DUNGANNON moved for return of a copy
of the memorial addressed by the members of the Dublin
Protestant Association to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
relative to the conduct of Edmund Smithwick and Thos.
Hart, Esqnires, justices of the peace for Kilkenny, in a
case of alleged assault, in which Michael Cashen and
Mathew Spellacy, two persona in the employ of the So-
ciety for Irish Church Missions, were plaintiffs, and
James Ryan, defendant, at the petty sessions held in
the City of Kilkenny, on Monday, the 19th of January,
1857 ; together with the reply from the Castle of Dub-
lin, bearing date the 13th of February, 1857.

After a few words from the Earl of DESART,
Lord GRANVILLE assented to the motion, which
was agreed to..

Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.)

The SPEAK took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BILLS.

The Cornwall Railway was reitCl a third time and
passed.
The following pri►ate bills were considered and ordered
to be read a third time :—Scottish Central Railway Bill,
and the South Devon Railway Bill.
The Birkenhead District Gas and Water Bill was read
a second time and ordered to be committed.
The Bagenals-town and Wexford Railway Bill was
withdrawn.
BELFAST IMPROVEMENT BILL.

The second reading of the Belfast Improvement BL'l,
after a lengthened discussion, was agreed to without a
division.
LIVERPOOL DOCKS CONINIITTEE AND BIR-
KENHEA.D DOCKS BILL.

The order for the second reading of ihi;hill was read
and discharged.

TURNPIKE TOLLS.

Sir J. DUKE presented a petition praying for the
removal of the turnpike bars of the metropolis within a
radius of six miles of Chariug-crOqs.
MAYNOOTH.
Mr. SPOONER presented 15 petitions from places in
England, Ireland, and Scotland, against the continu-
ance of the Maynooth grant. The hon. gentleman gave
notice that if he had a seat in the new Parliament he
should take the earliest opportunity of renewing his mo-
tion for the repeal of the gra,=,t Maynnoth. (Lau,ihter.)
WAR DECORATIONS.

Captain L. VERNON asked the Under Secretary for
War whether the list published of the names of the re-
cipients of the Victoria Cross was final, and whether it
contained all the Crimean rec)mmendations deemed
worthy of decoration ; and whether, in such case, there
would be any objection to publishing the names of the
officers and privates Who had been recommended ari
rej•cted, with the details of the services for which they
were recommended.
Mr. F. PEEL said that the list was final as regarded
the home regiments, and that the list did not contain
the names of all who were lec)mmended. There were
some recommended wh,'se cases did not come within the
scope of the warrant, and it would be obj3ctionable to
give a l'st 'of their names. ([Tear, hear.)