The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-19 00:00:00

DIPERIA,II PARLIA2I, ENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—LAsT EVENING..
The LOUD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wo )Isack
at five o'clock.

THE DESTITUTE POOR.

On the motion of the E•trl of DEvot au inquiry* was
ordered to be instituted as •to the number of the paupers
relieved for ten years ending in 1867.

THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH (IRELAND BILL.)
This bill was brought up from the House of Commons,
and, on the motion of the Earl of CLA.RENDON, N.,as read a
first time. He fixed the second reading for this d, by week.
Earl GREY then gave notice that on that occa- iion he
should move that it be read that day throo months.
CHICHESTER AND MIDHURST RAILWAY I TILL
This bill was read a second time.
RELIGIOUS SITES BILL.

This bill was c3namitted. Oa recommitment a few
remarks were mach by Lori Ron:Lilly, Lori Cranwo lab,
and the Lord 04ancellor, and it then passed.

JURORS AFFERIiATION.(SOOTOII) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
POOR RELIEF BILL.

The Earl of DEVON waved that report of ameudmenta
with regard to this bill be received.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that he had a
question to ask about the admission of auy strange mini-
ster who might be in the neighbourhood, and he wished
that the noble earl would make it a great -feature in the
bill. •

The Earl of DEVON said that the words at the " I
quest of an inmate" was too vagU3 and tile 3rtiiu to bo in-
eluded, and therefore ho must decline to accede to
the request of Oa noble m trclui3. M tay of the
inmates were merely children, and there was a difficulty
in ascertaining their opinion on religious subj cts.
TIIE NORTH AMERICAN CONFEDERATION.
Lord CAMPBELL, in whose name the following no-
tice stood on the paper—" To present a petition from
Nova Scotia alleging the existence of much discontent
in the province with respect to an Act passed last session,
under the title of the British North American Act ; and
to move an humble address to her Majesty, praying her to
appoint a commission to proceed to Nova Scotia, for the
phrpose of examining into the causes of_ the alleged
diSsatisfaction with a view to their removal"
said,ljtat he hoped. to bring his motion on as early
as six o'clock, but it was now considerably later, and
as the State of the house did not 'offer. the prospect of
a debate oa the subject with the care it required, he
should bog to postpone the motion of which he
had given notice. Ile did so with regret, regarding the
subject as ono of extreme importance and urgency, but he
had the sati-faction of knowing that the grounds on which
he did so had the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
The Earl of CARNARVON, complained of the course
taken by the noble lord in giving notice of his motion and
then withdrawing it. Surely half-past six was not too
late an hour for entering upon a debate of so much interest

and importance.
Lord CAMPBELL assured the noble earl that he had
been quite as anxious as he himself was to have a discussion
on the question, but he could not cantend against the diffi-
culties which the ordors of the house opposed to a private
member in his position oa Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Lord LYVEDEN said he very much regretted the post-
ponement of the debate, especially because there were gen-
tlemen now in this country from Nova Scotia who had come
over expressly in reference to this question, and who were
not likely to be gratified at finding that half-past six was
too late an hour to take such a discussion in their lord-
ships' house. It was a question, he considered, of para-
mount importance, and upon which the continued alle-
giance of Nova Scotia might depend. He thought their
lordships might have admitted the debate, but as it had
been postponed he hoped the noble lord would endeavour
to fix some early day for it, when the gentlemen to whom
he had referred would not yet have left for America.
THE IRISH CHURCH.
The LORD CHANCELLOR gave notice that on that
day week, on the motion for the second reading of the Sus-
pensory Bill relating to the Irish branch of the Established
Church, he should move that the bill be read a second time
that day six months.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COIDIONS—LAST EVENING.
The SPENKEII took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW WRIT.
A new writ was ordered to issue for the election of a
burgass from Stamford in the room of Viscount Ingestre,
now Earl of Shrewsbury.

PUBLIC PETITION.
Mr. FORSTER called the attention of the house to the
breach of privilege which had been committed by a cer-
tain individual, who, in order to make certain petitions
presentable to the house, had detached 0115 of the signa-
tures from the bottom of the petition, and affixed it on the
sheet upon which the prayer of the petition was written,
being a breach of the forms of Parliament ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
the time had come when some improvement ought to be
come to, because the fact of ono signature being written
on the sheet containing the prayer did net offer the
slghtest guarantee of the genuineness of the other signa-
tures iixecl to the petition.. Ho did. Alt a3e much use in
ke•ping up such n vary peculiar arrangement as that now
in force.
The subject then dropped.
IRISH RAILWAYS.

Mr. GREGORY asked the Chancellor of th 3 Exchequer
whether her Majesty's Government inten led to legislate
for Irish railways during the prosent session; aad if not,
whether, before the close of it, they would nuke a state-
ment as to the plan they meant to adopt in dealing with

those interests in the future Parliament.
The OILINCELLOR of the .EXCHEQUER said it was
not the intention of the Government to in troluca a bill
with the objact mentioned during the present session of
Parliament.