The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAKENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at five o'clock.

QUARTER SESSIONS IN IRELAND.

The Marquis of CLANRICIRDE rose to move for a
select committee to inquire into the constitution and pro-
cedure of Qiarter Sessions in Ireland, with a view to their
improvement and further assimilation.
The LORD CHINCELLOR sail that the noble mar-
quis must allow him to remind him that an tic; had been
passed last year with regard to these courts in
Ireland. An order was passed that the officers of
the sheriff should carry out the decrees of these
courts, and he thoroughly concurred with the noble mar-
quis that an equitable jurisdiction should be given to the
superior courts, as it was in our own county courts in
England. The Government would therefore offer no op-
position to the proposition of the noble marquis. -
The matter then dropped.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BILLS. _ .

A long discussion ensued upon the motion of Mr.
DODSON, to make certain additions to the Standing
Orders, for the purpose of improving the constitution of
committees appointed for transacting the private business
of the house, more especially with respect to railways.
Mr. Dodson's proposals were ultimately withdrawn,-aud
Mr. M. Gibson's amendment, on the prAlosal of Lord
Hotham, viz., "that the committee should consist of throe
members and a referee," was then put by the Speaker,
whon a division was taken upon the original proposal o
the noble lord that the number should be four. The num-
bers were—

For Mr. M. Gibson's amendment 159
Against it
Majority - 3
Tho proposal of Lord llotham that the number should
be four was then agreed to.
Mr. DODSON that the standing orders 93, 95, and 96
be struck out.

The motion was objected to, and the debate was ad•
journed for a week.

IRISH .REFORSI BILL.

The Earl of MAYO gave notice that on Thursday next
ho should move for leave to introduce a bill to amend the
reprsontation of the people of Leland.

4U-ArtAN TINE.

Sir J. C. JERVOISE asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether he had any explanation to give
on a late orderof the T urkish Governinent, whereby sailing
vessels passing through the Bosphorus from ports affected
with cholera are expose i to a gnat aggravation of the
difficulties of navigation between the Black Sea and
Mediterranean ; and, whether (in tho absence of the Re-
port of the Cholera Congress, 1866), that of the British
Cholera Commissioners would be forthwith distributed.

Lord STANLEY said her Majesty's Government, in
conjunction with other Powers, had remonstrated against
Vie order being strictly carried out, but as yet nothing had
been positively decided upon; with respect to the second
part of the question, the papers were being printed.
TB E SPRINGBOK.

Mr. BENTINCk asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether he had any objection to
lay upon the table all papers relating to the
capture and condemnation of the Springbok by
the United States Government, and especially
the letter to Lord Stanley on behalf of the owners of the
Springbok's cargo, dated the sth day of February last,
covering the joint opinion of Mr. Mellish, Q.C., and Mr.
W. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., and other enclosures.
Lord STANLEY said the whole of the papers were
nov, in the hands of counsel for their opinion, and until
he received that he could not say whether he could give
them to the hon. member.

[LEFT SPEARING.]

LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING.

DOWNING-STREET, MAltcu

Tho Queen has been pleased to appoint Josuph King
Wattley, Esq., to be Chief Justice of the Island of Tobago,
and Archibald Piguenit Burt, Esq., to be Attorney-General
for the Island of Grenada.
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