The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLI A 11EN r

HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING.

The SPEAKER topl: the Cha'r at 4 o'clock.
THAMES EMBANKMENT (CHELSEA) BILL.

This bill was, after a short discussion, read a third timo
and passed.
MIDLAND RA.ILWAY BILL.

The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and
agreed to.
METROPOLITAN FOREIGN CATTLE MARKET

BILL.

Mr. M. GIBSON moved that the Metropolitan Foreign
Cattle Market Bill be referred to the examiners of peti-
tions for private bills, to inquire whether the amendments
which have been introduced in the select committee on the
bill involve any infraction of the standing orders.
The motion was agreed to. It was then arranged that
all petitions against the bill were to be lodged at the
Private Bill-office before the 9th instant.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BILL.

Mr. Graves, Lord John Hay, and other members pre-
sented petitions in favour of this bill.
THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.

Mr. J. S. MILL presented a petition complaining of the
way in which sing Theodore was treated after ho had
surrendered, and praying fora select committee to inquire
into the whole matter.
EX-GOVERNOR EYRE.

Mr. LAMONT presented a petition, signed by 76 peers,
6 bishops—(hear, hear)-20 members of Parliament, 40
generals, 26 admirals, 400 clergymen, 300 justices of the
peace, and about 30,000 other persons, praying
that the house would recommend her Majesty
to speedily appoint Mr. Eyre to some public employment,
and also that ho should be repaid the expenses he had been
put to by the unceasing persecution he had been subjected
to by an irresponsible body calling itself the Jamaica Com-
mittee. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.")
MAILS AT THE CAPE.
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Mr. MORRISON asked the Secretary to the Treasury
whether there was any objection to the bi-monthly, as well
as the monthly mail for the Cape of Good Hope, being em-
barked and disembarked in the port of Plymouth.
Mr. BOOTH said the mails in question would be em-
barked and disembarked at the port named after the new
contract had been signed.
THE BOUNDARY BILL.
Mr. STOPFORD asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern-
ment to adopt the recommendation of the select committee
as to the non-extension of the boundaries of 15 boroughs,
contrary to the report of the Boundary Commissioners.
Mr. DISRAELI said the house would go into com-
mittee on the Boundary Bill on Monday next, when the
members of the committee would have an opportun:ty of
stating their reasons for making the alterations. He
should listen to those statements with the greatest inte-
rest. (Hear, hear, and laughter.)
THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL.
Mr. SCIIREIBEII asked the hon. member for Meath
whether at a recent meeting of Roman Catholic prelates,
presided over by Archbishop Manning, it was decided that,
in the present state of public feeling in this country, it would
be inexpedient to proceed with the bill for the repeal of
the Ecclesiastical Titles Act ; and whether, in Conse-
quence, ho was now in a position to state what course
ho would pursue with respect to the bill in question.
Mr. M`EVOY said he was not aware of any such
meeting as that referred to, and therefore he could not be
aware of anything that had been determined. A commit-
tee had been appointed to inquire into the matter, and it
was only out of courtesy to that committee that he had not
proceeded with the measure. As soon,
however, as the
committee had made their report, he should take the sense
of the house on the second reading of the bill.
THE COLONNADE OF BURLINGTON HOUSE.
Mr. B. HOPE said an advertisement appeared in the
Times that morning, stating_
that on a certain day the
whole of the beautiful colonnade at Burlington House,
which formed such an interesting feature in architecture,
was to be knocked down to the highest bidder. He could
not say how much such a course was to be regretted. It
was bad enough when such Vandalism was done by a pri
vale individual, but when a Government proposed to do
finch an act it was to be regretted. He hoped, however,
that Government would reconsider the matter, and that
they would not sanction the sale as intended, but that
they would remove the colonnade and entrance and place
it as an ornament on some of the Crown property either
at South Kensington or some other place. (gear, hear.)
Lord J. MANNERS was understood to say that he
should like to have some conversation with the hon.
member on the subject. (Hear, hear.)
EX.-GOVERNOR EYRE.
Mr. LAMONT said he should bring forward his motion
with respect to ex-Governor Eyro on Tuesday next.
(Hear, hear.)