The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-22 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at five o'clock.
THE DEER IN THE NEW FOREST.
The Viscount EVERSLEY moved for a select com-
mittee for taking away the right of the Crown in the deer
of the New Furest, and also for compensating for the loss
thereof, and for other matters. He begged at the same
time to present a petition from the inhabitants of the
neighbourhood, in which they stated their wish to be heard
before the committee On the subject. He entered into a
long discussion as to the vested interests in the forest,
which was purely technical.
At the conclus►on of the noble lord's argument the com-
mittee was agreed to.
THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.
The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that at the
rising of thu house he should move that on this night
week it adjourn fur a fortnight for the Whitsuntide Holi-
days.

THE IRISH CHURCH.
The BISHOP of ST. DAVID'S presented a petition
against the disestablishment of the Irish Church.
GRANTS OF LAND IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
Lord HOUGHTON presented a petition from New-
fouunland relative to restrictions with regard to grants of
land on the so-called French coast

(LEFT SITTING.)

lIOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock.
THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL. •
Sir J. PALK said on the motion for going into committee
on this bill he should move an instruction to the committee
that it was expe.iient not to diminish the representation of
England and %Vales.

IRISH. RAILWAYS.
Mr. MONSELL asked the First Lord of the
Treasury whether the report of the Commissioners upon
Irish Railways had been considered by her. Majesty's
Government, and whether they proposed to submit to
those Commissioners for report the proposals on the Irish
railway system drawn up last year by a committee of Irish
peers and members of Parliament ; and what steps it
was proposed by the Government to take with regard to
the Irish railways ?
--Mr. DISRAELI said it was proposed to submit the
document referred to to the Commissioners. The Govern-
ment had the matter in their consideration with respect to
preparing a measure, but he did not think it would be
ready fur introduction during the present session.
MR. REARDEN AND lIIS QUESTION.
Mr. REARDEN said he wished to give notice that on
Monday next ho should ask the First Lord of the Treasury
whether it be true that her Majesty the Queen has been
compelled, through delicate health, to retire from Eng-
land during the remainder of this season ; and, if so,
whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern-
ment, out of consideration to her Majesty's health,
comfort, and tranquillity, and in the interest of the Royal
family and of her Majesty's subjects throughout the em-
pire, and especially of this metropolis, to advise her Ma-
jesty to abdicate in favour of his Royal—(loud cries of
"Order, order," "Chair, chair," during which the hon.
member sat down abruptly).
The SPEAKER said the house had anticipated itself—
(immense cheers) —by the expression—the indignant ex-
pression of feeling with respect to the question of the hon.
member. (Great cheering.) No doubt any member had
a perfect right to ask any question of the confidential ad-
visers of the Crown with respect to the mode of discharg-
ing their public duties, but then such questions must be
put in respectful and parliamentary terms, and the ques-
tion of the hon. member did not appear to him to be
worded in that language. (Immense cheering.)
Mr. REARDEN said he was very anxious to apologise
if he had transgressed the rule of the house. Such a step
was farthest from his thoughts, and he had no intention
of doing anything that was not strict:y