The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-12 00:00:00

I lIPER,I 41 PAR LI A LiENT

HOUSE OF LORDS--LAST EVENING.
The LORD GILINCELLOR took his seat on tho woolsack
at five o'clock.

SCOTCH BURGHS POLICE SYSTEM.

The Earl of MINTO said that in moving that a select
committee investigate into the working of 'the Scotch
Burgh Police System he would not occupy their
time very long. He should have to ask several ques-
tions first. What was the relation of the magistrates to tho
headsof the police, &c. ? and what was the position of those
belonging to the system? and he thought that an in-
vestigation into the subject would greatly advantage the
working classes in the districts comprised in the burghs.
The noble earl thou quoted the opinion of several quali-
fied persons as to the- working of the system, and com-
pared its working with that of Manchester, Liverpool, &c.

Lord CLINTON said it was. not his intention at
that moment to say much about the matter, but lie
might state that they had no objection to the appointment
of a committee, whatever complaints had been made, au-I it
was advisable that a committee should be appointed to
inquire into the whole operation of the system. •
The Earl of DAL 210USIE said that he approved of the
committee, a.,id considered that it %Vasa subj.!ct which de-
served the most serious conAderation.

The questioa was thou put and carried.
JUDGMENT DEBTORS BILL, TfIE BANKRUPTCY
BILL, AND TEE BANKRUPTCY ACT REPEIL
BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said that with regard to
these bills he had several petitions to present in their favour,
but he was compelled to ask himself whether these bills
would be considered by the House of - Commons, and
having regard to the press of public business, he would
not occupy their lordships' time by going into committee,
but would ask them to discharge the order fur Committing
the bills.
This was complied with.

RAILWAY REGULATIONS BILL.
On this bill being committed,

The Marquis of SALISBURY said that he had an objec-
tion to make to a clause, as from it two practical evils-would
result. If to a railway committee they attached 'a disgrace,
no ono would 13.3 a director or chairman, and again if sub-
mitting the case to a judge it might b 3 c nduaiv o of
injustice. No ono had a greater•. respc'ct for judges
than he had, but still any particular judgo might
have a crochet and think that a►l railway' directors and
chairmen were rogues.. (Laughter.) Now he Would pro-
pose to substitute that it should be proved to the 'satisfac-
tion of the Court that a railway director was guilty before
he was punished.

The LORD CIIANCELLOR.proposed as alteration,
which was accepted.

HOUSE OF COIDIONS—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock.
VICTORIA.

Sir R. PALMER gave notice that he should not pro-
ceed with the motion on the subject of the colony of
Victoria, which stood on the paper in his name, until
further intelligence had been received.
UNSOUND MALT LIQUOR.

Mr. BASS asked the Secretary of State for India whe-
ther his attention had been drawn to a practice, said to
have been adopted in India, for restoring unsound malt
liquor supplied to the troops ; and whether he would lay
upon the table of the house any correspondence on the
subject ?

Sir S. NORTHCOTE said his attention had been called
to the matter last year, and a lei ter had been sent to the
Governor-General ou the subject. That communication
had been followed by a detailed statement from India of
the treatment to which the liquor was subjected, which
had beed examined by competent examiners, and, it having
been found inconsistent with the health of the troops,
orders had been at once transmitted to India for its dis-
continuance. _