The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 25,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS, June 24.

Their Lordships asseaabled at Five o'clock.
SMALL TENEMENTS RECOVERY (IRELAND)

BILL.

Lord FARNHAM moved the committal of this 13111,
the object of which was to extend the Act of 1848.
The Earl of CARLISLE thought it would have been
better to wait fcr the Bill now in the House of Com-
mons on this subjcct, but as he. saw not!►ing objection-
able be would not oppos.-3 the cointn,t,;sl of the Bill.
Their Lordships then resolved themselves into Crin-
n►ittee.
The Bill passed through Committee, end the House
resumed.

POST-OFFICE SUNDAY DELIVERY.
Lord BROUGHAhI again drew the attention of
their Lordships to the inconvenience arising from
the abolition of the Post-office Sunday delivery.
In one case, relating to the trial of an im-
portant cause, persons had been obliged tt,
send off a special express, and in another instance e
physician had fortunately been sent for on Friday,
and received the letter on Saturday, and went to see his
patient, but if the illness had occurred on the Saturday,
and the letter had not been delivered until the
Monday morning, the patient would have died
for want of medical assistance. He hoped
the Government would not persevere in carrying
out a decision of the House of Commons which had
been obtained by surprise. He was sure the carrying
out the rule would tend to the desecration of the
bath.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was not surprised
at hearing the statement ()this Noble and Learned Friend.
He had made inquiries as to the point of law raised by
his Noble and Learned Friend as to the pOwer of the
Crown to stop the Post-office Sunday delivery, and there
could ba no doubt but that the Crown bad the power,
but it certainly would 'not have been exercised but for
the vote of the House of Commons.
Lord BROUGUA.M said the Government bad a
of
thedelleityteerrys himself, the Government cer-
tainly
of letters, and if ho wore not
permitted
ato send s
bound to send letters at all times.
MONTEAGLE said that whatever the 13w
monopolyrd w
might be, if this obstruction was persevered in the law
would be evaded, to the detriment of the revenue and to

the profit of the smugglers, who had bQen compelled to
become smugglers by tho absurdity of the law.
PUBLIC-HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill,
The Earl of MINTO said that the Bill was open to
considerable objections, as it gave too much power to the
justices;-W whom it
gave the power of deciding the
Lumber of public-houses sufficient for a district, and &so
gave them the power of selecting what houses should be
licensed.

Lord KINNAIRD supp)tted the Bill. The Bill had
received the gtneral 'support of the people of Scotland.
Fle should be very happy to introduce certain amend-
ments in the report.
The Earl of MINTO would not object to its cont•
mittal.

The Bill then passed through Committee.
POST-OFFICE SUNDAY DELIVERY.

Lord BROUGHAM ;aid that, in reference to the
Post-office Acts, the Government was bound to receive,
carry, and deliver letters, and therefore they had no
power of stopping the delivery.
LOSS OF THE ORTON.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY asked if theie
was any objection to produce the correspondence re-
lating to the loss of the Orion off Portpatrick? If the
packet station had not been removed from that port, the
boats of the packet service would have been on the spot,
and the loss of life would bare been less.
The Earl if MINTO would have been able to give a
more satisfactory answer if he had had notice, but h e
did not apprehend there would be any Ojection to the
production of the papers.
PETITION. . .

The Earl of STRADBROKE presented a petition
in favour of the County Courts Extension Bill; als,) a
position from Suffolk against defraying the expense of
pauper lunatic asylums out of the local rates.
SIR EDMUND LYONS.

Viscount CANNING said that he had received a
communication from Sir Edmund Lyons complaining of
a report of his (Viscount Canning's) speech in tbs.-
House on that day week on the subject of
the affairs of Greece. The report reported
him to have said, that he thought the interest of his
country could not Lave been the first interest Sir
Edmund Lyons had at heart., He had made no
such statement; ho had said that, considering
the language in which Sir Edmund Lyons had
urged the claims of individuals, the interest of his clients
wus not the first interest be had at heart; but he tied
never said that he thought the interest of his
country was not the first interest he had at heart; he
believed the contrary was the fact, and had he made
such an assertion he should have been most un-
just to Sir Edmund Lyons. He bad not made any
such assertion, and he had never intended to utter any
words that could bear such a construction.
LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee, and certain
verbal amendments were introduced into it.
DRAINAGE AND INIPROVEMENT OF LANDS

Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not state which of
the Honourable s.lt7mh,r;,' t, wa correct; but
Eye niust say, for him6elf, that the lea-uilig and rtipu-
tstion of Chevalier Bunsen veers such as to secure
fir him the respect cf every iudividual.—(Cheers.) He
was very sorry that anything unpleasant should
have transpired.in the House of Lords, but, whatever
feelings might be entertained in respect to that occur-
rence, he was sure that the Members of both Houses
Parliament entertained the greatest possible respect fur
Chevalier Bunsen, not only for his diplomatic position,
but for:his private and personal-character.
The Bill was then aereed to.