The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-22 00:00:00

BILL

This bill was committ:cl and pissed.
PIERS AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRMATION
(No. 2) BILL.
This bill was committed and passed.
RELIGIOUS, BUILDING (IRELAND) BILL.
The reports of amt.:lbar:Ws were brought and ap-
proved.

JI AFFIIIMATIONS (SaOTLAND) BILL.
This bill WitS e“nrnit ed and Fused. •
TUE SLAVE TRADE.

Lord TOWNSIIEND mowed that au addres3 be pre-
sented to tier Majesty for the report on the slave trade at.
Zanzibar and on the ea,t coast of Africa, drawn up in the
noose and addressed to the Sezrot try of State for India try
Sir Wm. Coghlan, then in charge ut the Muscat-Z Luzibar
Commission.
This, after a few remarks, was a ..reL,l to.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tius EVENING.
Tho SPESKER took the chair at four o'clock.
THE NEW LAW comas. _

Mr. LOWE presented a petition from Mr. Barry com-
plaining of the appointment of Mr. Street to superintend
the erection of the New Law Courts. The hon. gentle-
man gave notice of his intention to-morrow to move for
the appointment of a select committee to consider the
matter.

TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.
Mr. FAW CETT gave notice that he should renew his
motion on the subject of the removal all religious tests
in Trinity College, Dublin, on the 17th of July.
THE SILVER COINAGE.

Sir F. HEYGATE asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer whether it was the fact that no half-crown pieces
had been coined for some years past at the Mint, and if it
was the intention to allow that useful coin ultimately to be
withdrawn from circulation ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was
quite true that for 15 years no half-crowns had been
coined, and the reason was that the number now in cir-
culation was sufficient. There was no intention of with-
drawing the half-crown from circulation.
LAND TENURE (IRELAND).
Sir C. O'LOGHLEN asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government
to issue a royal commission to inquireinto the tenure and
occupation of land in Ireland; and if so when the aim,
mission would be issued ?
The Earl of MAYO said the commission, be was afraid,
could not be issued before the session closed.
EX-GOVERNOR EYRE.
Mr. GRENFELL asked the hon. member for Bute, on
what grounds he stated on Friday, June 5, that the petition
which ho presented praying for an early re-appointment of
Mr. Eyre to her Majesty's Colonial Service was signed by
71 peers, 6 bishops, 20 members of the House of Com-
mons, 40 generals, 26 admirals, 400 clergymen, and
30,000 other persons, when, in fact, it was only signed by
3 peers, 1 bishop, 6 members of Parliament, 20 generals,
9 admirals, 171 clergymen, and 10,000 other persons.
Mr. LAMONT said he was led into making the ex-
aggerated statement in consequence of making use of the
slip of paper which he received as an analysis of the peti-
tion. He relied on that, and did not make an examination
of the enormous number of names attached to the petition.
He had to express his deep regret at being led, unintention-
ally, to make such a statement as he had. It arose, he be-
lieved, simply from the fact that the clerk who made out
the list, assumed ho had a right to class the names of
persons who had subscribed to the Eyre defence fund.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
Mr. CANDLISH asked the Vice-President of the Board
of Trade is he would lay his intended bill for the amend-
ment and consolidation of the Merchant Shipping Acts
upon the table of the house before the close of the session,
that the country might have an opportunity of consider-
ing its provisbus before the meeting of the next Parlia-
ment?
Mr CAVE said, there being no possibility of the bill
passing during the present session, the operations neces-
sary for drawing it up had been suspended. He hoped,
however, that he should be enabled to lay a bill on the
table next session, which could be considered before the
new Parliament assembled.
THE REVENUE OFFICERS—THE COUNT OUT.
Mr. MONK asked the First Lord of the Treasury what
facilities he could afford him for proceeding with the Re-
venue Officers Disabilities Removal Bill. The hon. mem-
ber complained of the injustice that had been inflicted on
him by the count out on the evening when it was arranged
he should bring forward the subject.
Major S. KNOX said the c3unt had been made at the
instance of a member on the Liberal side of the house.

Laughter.)
Mr. CANDLISH said the Government :ought to havo

done all in its power to make a house on Friday after the
promise made by the First Minister of the Crown. Ile
believed that the Vice-President of the Council was
most active in preventing the making of a house. He
did all he possibly could to dissuade members taking their
seats, although there were more Ulan 100 in and about
the lobbies at the time the house was about to be counted.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. GLADSTONE sail he should like to knew when
It was proposed to proceed with the Corrupt Practices at
E'ections Bill.
Mr. DISRAELI said the bill st)od the second in order
for Thursday next. With regard to th 3 business of the
house, it was his great desire that all things should be
conducted with the utmost fairness. The hon. member

fel.(llotieesier had asked him what facilities he could give
him to bring f•,rward his motion. All he could
say was that he had given him facilities of which
he had not availed 'lima, lf. (Oh, oh, and laughter.)
There had been a complaint of an absenc) of the
Government ou Friday night last, but fur himself ho was
occupied in public matters at another place, and when he
heard of the count out it occasioned his surprise and mor-
tification—(laughter) —as the circumstances did not justify
such a proceeding. He was told that a distinguished member
of the Liberal party was the person who moved the count-
ing of the house. He protested against its being the duty
of the Government to make as well as keep a house ou
Fridays. He hoped that to-morrow, as the public schools
bill would not occupy the whole of the morning sitting,
the measure of the hon. member for Gloucoster could then
be considered.
Mr. HARDY said it was a great surprise to him to find
the house counted out on Friday last.
Mr. BOUVERIE thought it was tho duty of the Go-
vernment to keep a house on Friday after it had been once
made.
11r.VANCE said the Revenue Offices rDisability Bill was
not the true cause that led to the count out, but it was the
question touching the Irish Universities Bill. There was
a division amongst the ranks on the other side on that
subject, and it was considered impolitic that it should be-
come publicly known. (Laughter, and hear, hear.)
THE TELEGRAPHS' BILL.
Mr. CHILDERS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether ho would extend the time of receiving petitions
against this bill until the Ist of July. The instruction
to the committee had yet to be moved, and he did not
think any inconvenience would arise from a prolongation
of the time for petitioning against the bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho
had already extended the time for the reception of peti-
tions one day later than had been originally fixed,
and that after a consultation with the new member for
York. He could not consent to a further extension, and,
with respect to the instruction, he hoped to be allowed to
move it durinc, the present evening if no objection
was taken to that course.
THE ARREST OF CAPTAIN BROOKE.

In reply to Mr. STACKPOOL,
Sir J. PARINGTON said that it was quite true that
Captain Brook; of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,
had been under open arrest for a month without being
brought before a court martial, but snch a proceeding was
sanctioned by the 18th article of war.
THE FEVER AT THE MAURITIUS. -

In reply to Mr. J. A. SMITH,
Mr. ADDERLEY said he had received despatches from
the Mluritius on Friday last up t) the date of the 13th
May. The number of cases of fever, up to April, 1868,
amounted to 2,360, against 10,457 in April of the previous
year. Of the 2,36 U cases of illness, only 1,200
had been cases of fever, so it was apparent
that fever was happily on the decrease.
SEA FISHERIES BILL.
The house then proceed3d to consider the Lords
Amendments to the Sea Fisheries Bill.
(LEFT SITTING.)