The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.

The Lonn CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at 5 o'clock.

RELIGIOUS HOUSES IN IRELAND.

Tho Earl of SHAFTESBURY gave notice that he
should bring in during the next session a bill affecting this
important subject.
ELECTION PETITIONS.
Tho Earl of IIALMESBURY said that if this bill was
to be considered separately from the great scheme of Re-
form, ho considered it as a most important section of the
scheme. Wo had all of us read in history of the
Corruptions which had crept in at elections. About 130
years ago it existed iu terrible reality. Subsequently
boroughs were openly bought and sold, and it was not till
1832 that the corruption ceased. Still much corruption
existed, and the present bill would place in the hands
of the judges of the land the three groat courts
for them to investigate into all matters connected with
corrupt practices. Ile should now move that the bill bo
read a second time.

Earl RUSSELL said that he much regretted
that a bill of this importance, and which might have
been amended by their lordships, should come down
to that house at such a late period of the session. With
regard to the importance of the subject ho quite agreed
with the noble earl, but he objected to certain portions of
it. The noble earl concluded by eulogising the learning
and judicial aptitude of the late Lord Cranworth.
The bill was then road a second time.
The Electric Telegraphs Bill passed through committee,
and the report was agreed to.
The Public Schools Bill was reads third time and
passed, and other bills were advanced a stage.
The house then adjoin-fled.

HOUSE OP COMMONS—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
TUE TORNADO.

Mr. CANDLISH asked tho Secretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs whether the Spanish authorities had arrived
at any decision in the case of the Tornado ? Whether the
owners of that ship had the benefit of "a proper judicial

investigation, and an appeal as stipulated for in his lord-
ship's despatches to Sir John Crampton of 25th and 30th
of Slay, 1867 ; and whether there would be any objection
to produce all the correspondence on this subject not yet
laid before Parliament 2"
Lord STANLEY said he had been informed that the
Tornado had been condemned, and the Council of State
had forwarded the finding.
STATUE TO LORD BROUGHAM.

Mr. ROEBUCK asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether, in consideration of the groat public services
of Lord Brougham, it was the intontion of the Government
to propose the erection of a monument to his memory in
Westminster Abbey ?
Sir G. BOWYEIt suggested that the remains of the de-
ceased statesman should be brought to England and
interred in Westminster Abbey.

Mr. DISRAELI said he felt it was right that the quali-
ties and great deeds of the late Lord Brougham should
be perpetuated by some work of art worthy the
name of such a statesman. No ono felt that
such ought to be the case more than her Majesty's
Government, who fully recognised and appreciated the
two great qualities which ha possessed in such an
eminent degree, viz., energy and perseverance, but
her Majesty's Government were painfully impressed
with the failure of :efforts that had been made
in a similar direction, and they were at the present
moment engaged with the consideration of the subject
with a view of not adding to the unsatisfactory examples
that of late have been produced. There was another
illustrious person who deserved the greatest honour a
country could bestow, and that was Faraday. (Hear,
hear.) The Government felt that the memory of that
great man ought also to be perpetuated by a statue, but
the same difficulties had also beset the matter
with respect to the statue of the illustrious man
whose memory all would reverently honour. He could
assure the hon. gentleman that the subject was st ill under
the consideration of the Government.

Mr. GLADS ToNE spoke in eloquent terms of the noble
qualities of the deceased statesman, and said it was much
to be regretted that the remains of such an illustrious son
of tho country should not have been deposited amongst
them. (Hoar) Ho was not aware of the reasons that had led
to such an arrangement, but under the circumstances it was a
cause of deep regret. lie felt certain the house would
readily assent to the proposal of a grant of public money
fora statue to Lord Brougham, and, fully recognising the
difficulties referred to by the right hon. gentleman,
he hoped the time was not distant when the wishes, ho
might say, of tho country were complied with by the erec-
tion of a national tribute to the eminent man who had
passed away full of honour.