The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-19 00:00:00

RIAL PA RLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY.
.11,0YA.L COMMISSION.
The royal assent was given by commission to the follow-
ing. bills :
The Consolidated Fund (13,000,000) Bill,
The Marine Mutiny Bill.
The Mutiny Bill.
The Exchequer Bills Bill.
The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Duke of Argyll, and Earl St. Germans.
The LORD egANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

NEW PEER.

The Earl of LArDERDALE took the oaths and his seat.

CHURCH RATES.

Several petitions were presented against the abolition of
church rates.

PAWNEROKING IN SCOTLAND

The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition from Mon-
trose complaining of the increase of pawnbrokerage in
Scotland, and praying that some restrictions might be placed
on a system which was creating great demoralisation in.
that country.

TIIE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Lord WODEHOUSE presented a petition from Norwich
in favour of the bill.
THE lONIAN ISLANDS.
The Marquis of NORMANBY asked when the promised
papers connected with the lonian Islands would be laid on
the table ?
The Duke of NEWCASTLE thought he should be able
to produce the papers to-morrow.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Kendal Fell and Kingston-upon-Thames and Lea-
therhead Roads Bills were read a second time.
The Fylde -Water, Northern Assurance Company,
Lambeth Bridge, Edenfield Chapel, and Little Bolton Road
bills were read a third time and passed.
THE AFFAIR AT BONN.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY asked if the papers re-
cently laid on the table relating to tha affair at Bonn con-
tained all the correspondence on the subject, or whether
further papers might be expected ?
Lord WODEHOUSE said the correspondence relating
to Captain Macdonald had entirely concluded.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said he believed her
Majesty's Government had done all that they were
called upon to do to assert the honour of this country.
At the same time he could not refrain from expressing his
opinion that the proceedings of the Prussian officials were
most vexatious and inhospitable, and such a transaction
he felt certain could not be found on the records
of any other country.
SUBDIVISION OF DIOCESES BILL.

Lord LYTTELTON moved that this bill be referred to
a select committee.

The Bishop of CARLISLE advised their lordships to
be very careful how the committee was constituted, to
which this bill was to be referred. He greatly objected to
increasing thelnumber of bishops and in lowering their state;
the clergy, he thought, would generally suffer. He should
like to know the alterations it was proposed to make in the
bill.

Lord LYTTELTON said he didnot think it was incum-
bent on him at that stage of the bill to state the alterations
he intended to suggest in amPnfling the bill. He intended
0 gx the minimum income to be attached to every new
bishopric that might be made, and to do all that was possi-
ble to make the bill an efficient one.
After a short discussion the motion was agreed to.
RAILWAYS.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from
the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London,
praying that all railways entering the city of London should
be required to run cheap trains every day except Sunday.
Earl GRANVILLE said there would be some difficulty
in carrying out such a proposition.
t Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were considered and ordered for third
reading :—Brighton, Uckfield, and Tunbridge Wells Rail-
way, Elton and Blackburn Roads, Tiverton Roads, and
Universal Private Telegraph Company.
The Forest of Dean Central Railway bill was read a
second time.