The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

THE EDUCATION BILL.

Lord GRAN VILLE said that he understood that the
noble duke opposite had postponed this bill till Friday,
the 22d. Would it be brought on on that day ?
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH said that in the pre-
sent state of public business the noble earl must be aware
that it was impossible to say what might happen. He
should be obliged to postpone his answer till Monday
next.

UNITED PARISHES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Lord COLONSAY moved the second reading of this

The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that he was not
going to oppose the bill, but he must object to the
eighth clause, which treated of the consolidation of
parishes. He wanted to know what would be done with
the parish church when this second church was annexed ?
Lord COLONSAY said that when there were two
parish churches the parish was now bound to support
both. The bill would prevent that anomaly.
The Industrial Schools Ireland Bill was committed and
passed.
BROMPTON FERRY ORDER CONFIRMATION
BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.

THE NEW NATIONAL GALLERY.
Lord HARDINGE asked what were the plans proposed
by the Government with regard to the construction of the
new National Gallery. He said that at most a year had
elapsed since it was announced that the property which
was to form the site of the new National Gallery would
be in the hands of the Government; he thought it very fair
to ask what plans the Government intended to pursue.
He thought that it was highly desirable to know what
the Government intended to do with the barracks and
the building of the gallery.
The Earl of MALMESBURY said that as soon as the
report of the committee was received they applied to the
trustees of the National Gallery for information, and
ob-
tained some very succinct advice from them. The plans
were now ready to be inspected, but he could not at that
moment say what was to be done. He would, however,

make inquiries.
Lord OVERSTONE said that he regretted that the an
swer which had just been given by the Government was so
unsatisfactory. It was a question of the highest import-
tance, both for the preservation of those magnificent pic-
tures, and that the people might enjoy the prospect of
them. He seriously and earnestly hoped that tho plans
of the National Gallery would be immediately carried out.
The subject then dropped.
'TIE GUILDFORD BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
The Earl of CARNARVON moved for copy of corres-
poncience which had recently passed between the Poor-
Law Board and the Guildford board of Guardians, in
reference to the relief of vagrants. He said that the board
had appointed as the officer of the Union a person who had
once been a policeman. To this there was no ob-
jection, but he understood—in fact, it was well
known to tho whole neighbourhood that it
was so, that the relieving officer had taken his course of
inquiry into the conduct of the various applicants, and
not granting relief to those who were in the habit of
habitually living upon relief. Now he (the noble earl)
considered this idea of his duties to be quite erroneous,
though persons who lived on vagrancy were liable
to bo punished, and it was not for the Board
of Guardians to decide when application was
made to them. Several communications had been
made to them by the President of the Poor-law Board
telling them that their course of conduct was illegal, but
by a vote of the majority no notice had been taken of the
communications. Ile thought that such being the case all
information ought to be given to the house.
The Earl of DEVON said that there was no objec-
tion to the production of correspondence, but he
would ask his noble friend to modify his motion that it
might include the body of correspondence which had
passed not only between the Poor-law Board and Guild-
ford Union, but other boards of guardians. As regarded
the Guildford Union it had done what his noble friend had
said ; they had appointed an assistant relieving officer
a man who bad been a policeman, and in that he
thought they had exercised a wise discretion. They
(the Poor-law Commissioners) had told the Board of Guar-
dians, and believed that whatever the character of the ap-
plicant for relief, that if ho or she required it, they were
bound by the act to give it. An inspector had had an in-
terview with the board of guardians, and impressed upon
them what was the nature of the law.
Lord OVERSTONE said that this was only a fore-
shadowing of what was coming, viz., a largo, full, and
comprehensive administration of the Poor-law. He
thought that every person ought to be relieved without
regard to conduct, character, or the circumstances which
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HOUSE OF COMIONS-LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock.

COLONIAL BISHOPRICS.

In reply to Mr. GLADSTONE,
Mr. ADDERL EY said that it was entirely owing to the
information from Cape Town not being as full as that
from Columbia that Miss Burdett Coutts was not described
in the parliamentary return, No. 575, as the lady who ha d
provided the endowments for the two former to the ex-
tent of £17,530 each, as well as the endowment for the
latter. An amended return would be printed, and laid on
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early as possible.
RO
YAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND.
Sir C. O'LOGLILEN asked the Chief Secretary for
Ireland when he would lay upon the table of the House
the draft of the charter her Majesty's Government pro-
pose to grant to the Roman Catholic University of Ire-
land ?

The Earl of MAYO said a correspondence had been
going ou with respect to the subject, which would very
soon be closed, when the subject would be laid before
Parliament.